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