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