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