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