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