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