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