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