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