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