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