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