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