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