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