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