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