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