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