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