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