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