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