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