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