Portuguese reference

despedir-se

to say goodbye

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

despedir-se: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I say goodbye
você, ele, ela	you say goodbye; he/she says goodbye
nós	we say goodbye
a gente	we say goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) say goodbye; they say goodbye

Present continuous

despedir-se: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am saying goodbye
você, ele, ela	you are saying goodbye; he/she is saying goodbye
nós	we are saying goodbye
a gente	we are saying goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are saying goodbye; they are saying goodbye

Past continuous

despedir-se: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was saying goodbye
você, ele, ela	you were saying goodbye; he/she was saying goodbye
nós	we were saying goodbye
a gente	we were saying goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were saying goodbye; they were saying goodbye

Completed past

despedir-se: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I said goodbye
você, ele, ela	you said goodbye; he/she said goodbye
nós	we said goodbye
a gente	we said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) said goodbye; they said goodbye

Imperfect

despedir-se: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to say goodbye
você, ele, ela	you used to say goodbye; he/she used to say goodbye
nós	we used to say goodbye
a gente	we used to say goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to say goodbye; they used to say goodbye

Compound past

despedir-se: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been saying goodbye
você, ele, ela	you have been saying goodbye; he/she has been saying goodbye
nós	we have been saying goodbye
a gente	we have been saying goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been saying goodbye; they have been saying goodbye

Past perfect

despedir-se: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had said goodbye
você, ele, ela	you had said goodbye; he/she had said goodbye
nós	we had said goodbye
a gente	we had said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had said goodbye; they had said goodbye

Literary past perfect

despedir-se: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had said goodbye
você, ele, ela	you had said goodbye; he/she had said goodbye
nós	we had said goodbye
a gente	we had said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had said goodbye; they had said goodbye

Future

despedir-se: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will say goodbye
você, ele, ela	you will say goodbye; he/she will say goodbye
nós	we will say goodbye
a gente	we will say goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will say goodbye; they will say goodbye

Future perfect

despedir-se: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have said goodbye
você, ele, ela	you will have said goodbye; he/she will have said goodbye
nós	we will have said goodbye
a gente	we will have said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have said goodbye; they will have said goodbye

Going to

despedir-se: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to say goodbye
você, ele, ela	you are going to say goodbye; he/she is going to say goodbye
nós	we are going to say goodbye
a gente	we are going to say goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to say goodbye; they are going to say goodbye

Was going to

despedir-se: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to say goodbye
você, ele, ela	you were going to say goodbye; he/she was going to say goodbye
nós	we were going to say goodbye
a gente	we were going to say goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to say goodbye; they were going to say goodbye

Conditional

despedir-se: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would say goodbye
você, ele, ela	you would say goodbye; he/she would say goodbye
nós	we would say goodbye
a gente	we would say goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would say goodbye; they would say goodbye

Conditional perfect

despedir-se: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have said goodbye
você, ele, ela	you would have said goodbye; he/she would have said goodbye
nós	we would have said goodbye
a gente	we would have said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have said goodbye; they would have said goodbye

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

despedir-se: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I say goodbye
você, ele, ela	(that) you say goodbye; (that) he/she says goodbye
nós	(that) we say goodbye
a gente	(that) we say goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) say goodbye; (that) they say goodbye

Imperfect subjunctive

despedir-se: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I said goodbye
você, ele, ela	(if) you said goodbye; (if) he/she said goodbye
nós	(if) we said goodbye
a gente	(if) we said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) said goodbye; (if) they said goodbye

Perfect subjunctive

despedir-se: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have said goodbye
você, ele, ela	(that) you have said goodbye; (that) he/she has said goodbye
nós	(that) we have said goodbye
a gente	(that) we have said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have said goodbye; (that) they have said goodbye

Pluperfect subjunctive

despedir-se: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had said goodbye
você, ele, ela	(that) you had said goodbye; (that) he/she had said goodbye
nós	(that) we had said goodbye
a gente	(that) we had said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had said goodbye; (that) they had said goodbye

Future subjunctive

despedir-se: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I say goodbye
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you say goodbye; (when/if) he/she says goodbye
nós	(when/if) we say goodbye
a gente	(when/if) we say goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) say goodbye; (when/if) they say goodbye

Future perfect subjunctive

despedir-se: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have said goodbye
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have said goodbye; (when/if) he/she has said goodbye
nós	(when/if) we have said goodbye
a gente	(when/if) we have said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have said goodbye; (when/if) they have said goodbye

Commands

Affirmative command

despedir-se: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	say goodbye!
nós	let's say goodbye!
vocês, eles, elas	say goodbye! (plural)

Negative command

despedir-se: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not say goodbye!
nós	let's not say goodbye!
vocês, eles, elas	do not say goodbye! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

despedir-se: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to say goodbye
você, ele, ela	for you to say goodbye; for him/her to say goodbye
nós	for us to say goodbye
a gente	for us to say goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to say goodbye; for them to say goodbye

Compound personal infinitive

despedir-se: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have said goodbye
você, ele, ela	for you to have said goodbye; for him/her to have said goodbye
nós	for us to have said goodbye
a gente	for us to have said goodbye
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have said goodbye; for them to have said goodbye

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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