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