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