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