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