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