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