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participar

to participate, to take part

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

participar: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I participate
você, ele, ela	you participate; he/she participates
nós	we participate
a gente	we participate
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) participate; they participate

Present continuous

participar: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am participating
você, ele, ela	you are participating; he/she is participating
nós	we are participating
a gente	we are participating
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are participating; they are participating

Past continuous

participar: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was participating
você, ele, ela	you were participating; he/she was participating
nós	we were participating
a gente	we were participating
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were participating; they were participating

Completed past

participar: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I participated
você, ele, ela	you participated; he/she participated
nós	we participated
a gente	we participated
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) participated; they participated

Imperfect

participar: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to participate
você, ele, ela	you used to participate; he/she used to participate
nós	we used to participate
a gente	we used to participate
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to participate; they used to participate

Compound past

participar: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been participating
você, ele, ela	you have been participating; he/she has been participating
nós	we have been participating
a gente	we have been participating
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been participating; they have been participating

Past perfect

participar: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had participated
você, ele, ela	you had participated; he/she had participated
nós	we had participated
a gente	we had participated
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had participated; they had participated

Literary past perfect

participar: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had participated
você, ele, ela	you had participated; he/she had participated
nós	we had participated
a gente	we had participated
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had participated; they had participated

Future

participar: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will participate
você, ele, ela	you will participate; he/she will participate
nós	we will participate
a gente	we will participate
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will participate; they will participate

Future perfect

participar: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have participated
você, ele, ela	you will have participated; he/she will have participated
nós	we will have participated
a gente	we will have participated
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have participated; they will have participated

Going to

participar: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to participate
você, ele, ela	you are going to participate; he/she is going to participate
nós	we are going to participate
a gente	we are going to participate
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to participate; they are going to participate

Was going to

participar: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to participate
você, ele, ela	you were going to participate; he/she was going to participate
nós	we were going to participate
a gente	we were going to participate
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to participate; they were going to participate

Conditional

participar: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would participate
você, ele, ela	you would participate; he/she would participate
nós	we would participate
a gente	we would participate
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would participate; they would participate

Conditional perfect

participar: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have participated
você, ele, ela	you would have participated; he/she would have participated
nós	we would have participated
a gente	we would have participated
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have participated; they would have participated

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

participar: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I participate
você, ele, ela	(that) you participate; (that) he/she participates
nós	(that) we participate
a gente	(that) we participate
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) participate; (that) they participate

Imperfect subjunctive

participar: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I participated
você, ele, ela	(if) you participated; (if) he/she participated
nós	(if) we participated
a gente	(if) we participated
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) participated; (if) they participated

Perfect subjunctive

participar: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have participated
você, ele, ela	(that) you have participated; (that) he/she has participated
nós	(that) we have participated
a gente	(that) we have participated
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have participated; (that) they have participated

Pluperfect subjunctive

participar: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had participated
você, ele, ela	(that) you had participated; (that) he/she had participated
nós	(that) we had participated
a gente	(that) we had participated
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had participated; (that) they had participated

Future subjunctive

participar: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I participate
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you participate; (when/if) he/she participates
nós	(when/if) we participate
a gente	(when/if) we participate
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) participate; (when/if) they participate

Future perfect subjunctive

participar: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have participated
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have participated; (when/if) he/she has participated
nós	(when/if) we have participated
a gente	(when/if) we have participated
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have participated; (when/if) they have participated

Commands

Affirmative command

participar: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	participate!
nós	let's participate!
vocês, eles, elas	participate! (plural)

Negative command

participar: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not participate!
nós	let's not participate!
vocês, eles, elas	do not participate! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

participar: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to participate
você, ele, ela	for you to participate; for him/her to participate
nós	for us to participate
a gente	for us to participate
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to participate; for them to participate

Compound personal infinitive

participar: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have participated
você, ele, ela	for you to have participated; for him/her to have participated
nós	for us to have participated
a gente	for us to have participated
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have participated; for them to have participated

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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