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