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