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