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