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