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