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