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