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