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