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