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