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