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