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