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