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