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