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