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