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