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