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