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