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