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