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