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