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