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