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