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