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