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experimentar

to try; to try on (clothes)

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

experimentar: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I try
você, ele, ela	you try; he/she tries
nós	we try
a gente	we try
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) try; they try

Present continuous

experimentar: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am trying
você, ele, ela	you are trying; he/she is trying
nós	we are trying
a gente	we are trying
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are trying; they are trying

Past continuous

experimentar: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was trying
você, ele, ela	you were trying; he/she was trying
nós	we were trying
a gente	we were trying
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were trying; they were trying

Completed past

experimentar: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I tried
você, ele, ela	you tried; he/she tried
nós	we tried
a gente	we tried
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) tried; they tried

Imperfect

experimentar: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to try
você, ele, ela	you used to try; he/she used to try
nós	we used to try
a gente	we used to try
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to try; they used to try

Compound past

experimentar: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been trying
você, ele, ela	you have been trying; he/she has been trying
nós	we have been trying
a gente	we have been trying
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been trying; they have been trying

Past perfect

experimentar: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had tried
você, ele, ela	you had tried; he/she had tried
nós	we had tried
a gente	we had tried
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had tried; they had tried

Literary past perfect

experimentar: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had tried
você, ele, ela	you had tried; he/she had tried
nós	we had tried
a gente	we had tried
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had tried; they had tried

Future

experimentar: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will try
você, ele, ela	you will try; he/she will try
nós	we will try
a gente	we will try
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will try; they will try

Future perfect

experimentar: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have tried
você, ele, ela	you will have tried; he/she will have tried
nós	we will have tried
a gente	we will have tried
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have tried; they will have tried

Going to

experimentar: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to try
você, ele, ela	you are going to try; he/she is going to try
nós	we are going to try
a gente	we are going to try
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to try; they are going to try

Was going to

experimentar: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to try
você, ele, ela	you were going to try; he/she was going to try
nós	we were going to try
a gente	we were going to try
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to try; they were going to try

Conditional

experimentar: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would try
você, ele, ela	you would try; he/she would try
nós	we would try
a gente	we would try
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would try; they would try

Conditional perfect

experimentar: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have tried
você, ele, ela	you would have tried; he/she would have tried
nós	we would have tried
a gente	we would have tried
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have tried; they would have tried

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

experimentar: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I try
você, ele, ela	(that) you try; (that) he/she tries
nós	(that) we try
a gente	(that) we try
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) try; (that) they try

Imperfect subjunctive

experimentar: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I tried
você, ele, ela	(if) you tried; (if) he/she tried
nós	(if) we tried
a gente	(if) we tried
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) tried; (if) they tried

Perfect subjunctive

experimentar: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have tried
você, ele, ela	(that) you have tried; (that) he/she has tried
nós	(that) we have tried
a gente	(that) we have tried
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have tried; (that) they have tried

Pluperfect subjunctive

experimentar: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had tried
você, ele, ela	(that) you had tried; (that) he/she had tried
nós	(that) we had tried
a gente	(that) we had tried
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had tried; (that) they had tried

Future subjunctive

experimentar: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I try
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you try; (when/if) he/she tries
nós	(when/if) we try
a gente	(when/if) we try
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) try; (when/if) they try

Future perfect subjunctive

experimentar: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have tried
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have tried; (when/if) he/she has tried
nós	(when/if) we have tried
a gente	(when/if) we have tried
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have tried; (when/if) they have tried

Commands

Affirmative command

experimentar: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	try!
nós	let's try!
vocês, eles, elas	try! (plural)

Negative command

experimentar: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not try!
nós	let's not try!
vocês, eles, elas	do not try! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

experimentar: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to try
você, ele, ela	for you to try; for him/her to try
nós	for us to try
a gente	for us to try
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to try; for them to try

Compound personal infinitive

experimentar: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have tried
você, ele, ela	for you to have tried; for him/her to have tried
nós	for us to have tried
a gente	for us to have tried
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have tried; for them to have tried

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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