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