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