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conseguir

to manage to, to be able to; to get, to obtain

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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

conseguir: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I manage to
você, ele, ela	you manage to; he/she manages to
nós	we manage to
a gente	we manage to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) manage to; they manage to

Present continuous

conseguir: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am managing to
você, ele, ela	you are managing to; he/she is managing to
nós	we are managing to
a gente	we are managing to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are managing to; they are managing to

Past continuous

conseguir: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was managing to
você, ele, ela	you were managing to; he/she was managing to
nós	we were managing to
a gente	we were managing to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were managing to; they were managing to

Completed past

conseguir: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I managed to
você, ele, ela	you managed to; he/she managed to
nós	we managed to
a gente	we managed to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) managed to; they managed to

Imperfect

conseguir: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to manage to
você, ele, ela	you used to manage to; he/she used to manage to
nós	we used to manage to
a gente	we used to manage to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to manage to; they used to manage to

Compound past

conseguir: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been managing to
você, ele, ela	you have been managing to; he/she has been managing to
nós	we have been managing to
a gente	we have been managing to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been managing to; they have been managing to

Past perfect

conseguir: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had managed to
você, ele, ela	you had managed to; he/she had managed to
nós	we had managed to
a gente	we had managed to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had managed to; they had managed to

Literary past perfect

conseguir: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had managed to
você, ele, ela	you had managed to; he/she had managed to
nós	we had managed to
a gente	we had managed to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had managed to; they had managed to

Future

conseguir: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will manage to
você, ele, ela	you will manage to; he/she will manage to
nós	we will manage to
a gente	we will manage to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will manage to; they will manage to

Future perfect

conseguir: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have managed to
você, ele, ela	you will have managed to; he/she will have managed to
nós	we will have managed to
a gente	we will have managed to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have managed to; they will have managed to

Going to

conseguir: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to manage to
você, ele, ela	you are going to manage to; he/she is going to manage to
nós	we are going to manage to
a gente	we are going to manage to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to manage to; they are going to manage to

Was going to

conseguir: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to manage to
você, ele, ela	you were going to manage to; he/she was going to manage to
nós	we were going to manage to
a gente	we were going to manage to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to manage to; they were going to manage to

Conditional

conseguir: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would manage to
você, ele, ela	you would manage to; he/she would manage to
nós	we would manage to
a gente	we would manage to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would manage to; they would manage to

Conditional perfect

conseguir: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have managed to
você, ele, ela	you would have managed to; he/she would have managed to
nós	we would have managed to
a gente	we would have managed to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have managed to; they would have managed to

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

conseguir: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I manage to
você, ele, ela	(that) you manage to; (that) he/she manages to
nós	(that) we manage to
a gente	(that) we manage to
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) manage to; (that) they manage to

Imperfect subjunctive

conseguir: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I managed to
você, ele, ela	(if) you managed to; (if) he/she managed to
nós	(if) we managed to
a gente	(if) we managed to
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) managed to; (if) they managed to

Perfect subjunctive

conseguir: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have managed to
você, ele, ela	(that) you have managed to; (that) he/she has managed to
nós	(that) we have managed to
a gente	(that) we have managed to
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have managed to; (that) they have managed to

Pluperfect subjunctive

conseguir: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had managed to
você, ele, ela	(that) you had managed to; (that) he/she had managed to
nós	(that) we had managed to
a gente	(that) we had managed to
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had managed to; (that) they had managed to

Future subjunctive

conseguir: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I manage to
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you manage to; (when/if) he/she manages to
nós	(when/if) we manage to
a gente	(when/if) we manage to
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) manage to; (when/if) they manage to

Future perfect subjunctive

conseguir: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have managed to
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have managed to; (when/if) he/she has managed to
nós	(when/if) we have managed to
a gente	(when/if) we have managed to
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have managed to; (when/if) they have managed to

Commands

Affirmative command

conseguir: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	manage to!
nós	let's manage to!
vocês, eles, elas	manage to! (plural)

Negative command

conseguir: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not manage to!
nós	let's not manage to!
vocês, eles, elas	do not manage to! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

conseguir: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to manage to
você, ele, ela	for you to manage to; for him/her to manage to
nós	for us to manage to
a gente	for us to manage to
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to manage to; for them to manage to

Compound personal infinitive

conseguir: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have managed to
você, ele, ela	for you to have managed to; for him/her to have managed to
nós	for us to have managed to
a gente	for us to have managed to
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have managed to; for them to have managed to

Additional forms

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

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