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