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