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