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