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