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