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