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