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