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