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