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