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