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