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