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