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