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