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