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