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