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