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contornar

to get around, work around

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

contornar: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I get around
você, ele, ela	you get around; he/she gets around
nós	we get around
a gente	we get around
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) get around; they get around

Present continuous

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

Past continuous

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

Completed past

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

Imperfect

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

Compound past

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

Past perfect

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

Literary past perfect

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

Future

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

Future perfect

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

Going to

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

Was going to

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

Conditional

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

Conditional perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

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

Imperfect subjunctive

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

Perfect subjunctive

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

Pluperfect subjunctive

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

Future subjunctive

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

Future perfect subjunctive

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

Commands

Affirmative command

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

Negative command

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

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

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

Compound personal infinitive

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

Additional forms

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

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