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