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