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