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