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