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