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