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