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