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