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