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