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