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Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I cover |
| você, ele, ela | you cover; he/she covers |
| nós | we cover |
| a gente | we cover |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) cover; they cover |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am covering |
| você, ele, ela | you are covering; he/she is covering |
| nós | we are covering |
| a gente | we are covering |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are covering; they are covering |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was covering |
| você, ele, ela | you were covering; he/she was covering |
| nós | we were covering |
| a gente | we were covering |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were covering; they were covering |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I covered |
| você, ele, ela | you covered; he/she covered |
| nós | we covered |
| a gente | we covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) covered; they covered |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to cover |
| você, ele, ela | you used to cover; he/she used to cover |
| nós | we used to cover |
| a gente | we used to cover |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to cover; they used to cover |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been covering |
| você, ele, ela | you have been covering; he/she has been covering |
| nós | we have been covering |
| a gente | we have been covering |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been covering; they have been covering |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had covered |
| você, ele, ela | you had covered; he/she had covered |
| nós | we had covered |
| a gente | we had covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had covered; they had covered |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had covered |
| você, ele, ela | you had covered; he/she had covered |
| nós | we had covered |
| a gente | we had covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had covered; they had covered |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will cover |
| você, ele, ela | you will cover; he/she will cover |
| nós | we will cover |
| a gente | we will cover |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will cover; they will cover |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have covered |
| você, ele, ela | you will have covered; he/she will have covered |
| nós | we will have covered |
| a gente | we will have covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have covered; they will have covered |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to cover |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to cover; he/she is going to cover |
| nós | we are going to cover |
| a gente | we are going to cover |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to cover; they are going to cover |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to cover |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to cover; he/she was going to cover |
| nós | we were going to cover |
| a gente | we were going to cover |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to cover; they were going to cover |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would cover |
| você, ele, ela | you would cover; he/she would cover |
| nós | we would cover |
| a gente | we would cover |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would cover; they would cover |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have covered |
| você, ele, ela | you would have covered; he/she would have covered |
| nós | we would have covered |
| a gente | we would have covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have covered; they would have covered |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I cover |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you cover; (that) he/she covers |
| nós | (that) we cover |
| a gente | (that) we cover |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) cover; (that) they cover |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I covered |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you covered; (if) he/she covered |
| nós | (if) we covered |
| a gente | (if) we covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) covered; (if) they covered |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have covered |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have covered; (that) he/she has covered |
| nós | (that) we have covered |
| a gente | (that) we have covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have covered; (that) they have covered |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had covered |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had covered; (that) he/she had covered |
| nós | (that) we had covered |
| a gente | (that) we had covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had covered; (that) they had covered |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I cover |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you cover; (when/if) he/she covers |
| nós | (when/if) we cover |
| a gente | (when/if) we cover |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) cover; (when/if) they cover |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have covered |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have covered; (when/if) he/she has covered |
| nós | (when/if) we have covered |
| a gente | (when/if) we have covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have covered; (when/if) they have covered |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | cover! |
| nós | let's cover! |
| vocês, eles, elas | cover! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not cover! |
| nós | let's not cover! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not cover! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to cover |
| você, ele, ela | for you to cover; for him/her to cover |
| nós | for us to cover |
| a gente | for us to cover |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to cover; for them to cover |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have covered |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have covered; for him/her to have covered |
| nós | for us to have covered |
| a gente | for us to have covered |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have covered; for them to have covered |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.