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