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