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