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