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