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