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