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