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