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