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