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