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comprometer-se

to commit oneself

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

comprometer-se: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I commit myself
você, ele, ela	you commit yourself; he/she commits himself/herself
nós	we commit ourselves
a gente	we commit ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) commit yourselves; they commit themselves

Present continuous

comprometer-se: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am committing myself
você, ele, ela	you are committing yourself; he/she is committing himself/herself
nós	we are committing ourselves
a gente	we are committing ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are committing yourselves; they are committing themselves

Past continuous

comprometer-se: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was committing myself
você, ele, ela	you were committing yourself; he/she was committing himself/herself
nós	we were committing ourselves
a gente	we were committing ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were committing yourselves; they were committing themselves

Completed past

comprometer-se: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I committed myself
você, ele, ela	you committed yourself; he/she committed himself/herself
nós	we committed ourselves
a gente	we committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) committed yourselves; they committed themselves

Imperfect

comprometer-se: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to commit myself
você, ele, ela	you used to commit yourself; he/she used to commit himself/herself
nós	we used to commit ourselves
a gente	we used to commit ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to commit yourselves; they used to commit themselves

Compound past

comprometer-se: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been committing myself
você, ele, ela	you have been committing yourself; he/she has been committing himself/herself
nós	we have been committing ourselves
a gente	we have been committing ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been committing yourselves; they have been committing themselves

Past perfect

comprometer-se: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had committed myself
você, ele, ela	you had committed yourself; he/she had committed himself/herself
nós	we had committed ourselves
a gente	we had committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had committed yourselves; they had committed themselves

Literary past perfect

comprometer-se: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had committed myself
você, ele, ela	you had committed yourself; he/she had committed himself/herself
nós	we had committed ourselves
a gente	we had committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had committed yourselves; they had committed themselves

Future

comprometer-se: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will commit myself
você, ele, ela	you will commit yourself; he/she will commit himself/herself
nós	we will commit ourselves
a gente	we will commit ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will commit yourselves; they will commit themselves

Future perfect

comprometer-se: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have committed myself
você, ele, ela	you will have committed yourself; he/she will have committed himself/herself
nós	we will have committed ourselves
a gente	we will have committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have committed yourselves; they will have committed themselves

Going to

comprometer-se: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to commit myself
você, ele, ela	you are going to commit yourself; he/she is going to commit himself/herself
nós	we are going to commit ourselves
a gente	we are going to commit ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to commit yourselves; they are going to commit themselves

Was going to

comprometer-se: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to commit myself
você, ele, ela	you were going to commit yourself; he/she was going to commit himself/herself
nós	we were going to commit ourselves
a gente	we were going to commit ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to commit yourselves; they were going to commit themselves

Conditional

comprometer-se: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would commit myself
você, ele, ela	you would commit yourself; he/she would commit himself/herself
nós	we would commit ourselves
a gente	we would commit ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would commit yourselves; they would commit themselves

Conditional perfect

comprometer-se: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have committed myself
você, ele, ela	you would have committed yourself; he/she would have committed himself/herself
nós	we would have committed ourselves
a gente	we would have committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have committed yourselves; they would have committed themselves

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

comprometer-se: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I commit myself
você, ele, ela	(that) you commit yourself; (that) he/she commits himself/herself
nós	(that) we commit ourselves
a gente	(that) we commit ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) commit yourselves; (that) they commit themselves

Imperfect subjunctive

comprometer-se: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I committed myself
você, ele, ela	(if) you committed yourself; (if) he/she committed himself/herself
nós	(if) we committed ourselves
a gente	(if) we committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) committed yourselves; (if) they committed themselves

Perfect subjunctive

comprometer-se: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have committed myself
você, ele, ela	(that) you have committed yourself; (that) he/she has committed himself/herself
nós	(that) we have committed ourselves
a gente	(that) we have committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have committed yourselves; (that) they have committed themselves

Pluperfect subjunctive

comprometer-se: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had committed myself
você, ele, ela	(that) you had committed yourself; (that) he/she had committed himself/herself
nós	(that) we had committed ourselves
a gente	(that) we had committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had committed yourselves; (that) they had committed themselves

Future subjunctive

comprometer-se: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I commit myself
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you commit yourself; (when/if) he/she commits himself/herself
nós	(when/if) we commit ourselves
a gente	(when/if) we commit ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) commit yourselves; (when/if) they commit themselves

Future perfect subjunctive

comprometer-se: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have committed myself
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have committed yourself; (when/if) he/she has committed himself/herself
nós	(when/if) we have committed ourselves
a gente	(when/if) we have committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have committed yourselves; (when/if) they have committed themselves

Commands

Affirmative command

comprometer-se: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	commit yourself!
nós	let's commit ourselves!
vocês, eles, elas	commit yourselves! (plural)

Negative command

comprometer-se: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not commit yourself!
nós	let's not commit ourselves!
vocês, eles, elas	do not commit yourselves! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

comprometer-se: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to commit myself
você, ele, ela	for you to commit yourself; for him/her to commit himself/herself
nós	for us to commit ourselves
a gente	for us to commit ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to commit yourselves; for them to commit themselves

Compound personal infinitive

comprometer-se: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have committed myself
você, ele, ela	for you to have committed yourself; for him/her to have committed himself/herself
nós	for us to have committed ourselves
a gente	for us to have committed ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have committed yourselves; for them to have committed themselves

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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