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to put, to place
Regular · 24 form tables
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 put |
| você, ele, ela | you put; he/she puts |
| nós | we put |
| a gente | we put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) put; they put |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am putting |
| você, ele, ela | you are putting; he/she is putting |
| nós | we are putting |
| a gente | we are putting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are putting; they are putting |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was putting |
| você, ele, ela | you were putting; he/she was putting |
| nós | we were putting |
| a gente | we were putting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were putting; they were putting |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I put |
| você, ele, ela | you put; he/she put |
| nós | we put |
| a gente | we put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) put; they put |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to put |
| você, ele, ela | you used to put; he/she used to put |
| nós | we used to put |
| a gente | we used to put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to put; they used to put |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been putting |
| você, ele, ela | you have been putting; he/she has been putting |
| nós | we have been putting |
| a gente | we have been putting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been putting; they have been putting |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had put |
| você, ele, ela | you had put; he/she had put |
| nós | we had put |
| a gente | we had put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had put; they had put |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had put |
| você, ele, ela | you had put; he/she had put |
| nós | we had put |
| a gente | we had put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had put; they had put |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will put |
| você, ele, ela | you will put; he/she will put |
| nós | we will put |
| a gente | we will put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will put; they will put |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have put |
| você, ele, ela | you will have put; he/she will have put |
| nós | we will have put |
| a gente | we will have put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have put; they will have put |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to put |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to put; he/she is going to put |
| nós | we are going to put |
| a gente | we are going to put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to put; they are going to put |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to put |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to put; he/she was going to put |
| nós | we were going to put |
| a gente | we were going to put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to put; they were going to put |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would put |
| você, ele, ela | you would put; he/she would put |
| nós | we would put |
| a gente | we would put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would put; they would put |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have put |
| você, ele, ela | you would have put; he/she would have put |
| nós | we would have put |
| a gente | we would have put |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have put; they would have put |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I put |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you put; (that) he/she puts |
| nós | (that) we put |
| a gente | (that) we put |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) put; (that) they put |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I put |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you put; (if) he/she put |
| nós | (if) we put |
| a gente | (if) we put |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) put; (if) they put |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have put |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have put; (that) he/she has put |
| nós | (that) we have put |
| a gente | (that) we have put |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have put; (that) they have put |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had put |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had put; (that) he/she had put |
| nós | (that) we had put |
| a gente | (that) we had put |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had put; (that) they had put |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I put |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you put; (when/if) he/she puts |
| nós | (when/if) we put |
| a gente | (when/if) we put |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) put; (when/if) they put |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have put |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have put; (when/if) he/she has put |
| nós | (when/if) we have put |
| a gente | (when/if) we have put |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have put; (when/if) they have put |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | put! |
| nós | let's put! |
| vocês, eles, elas | put! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not put! |
| nós | let's not put! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not put! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to put |
| você, ele, ela | for you to put; for him/her to put |
| nós | for us to put |
| a gente | for us to put |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to put; for them to put |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have put |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have put; for him/her to have put |
| nós | for us to have put |
| a gente | for us to have put |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have put; for them to have put |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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