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