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