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