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