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