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