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