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