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