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