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tornar-se

to become (formal/literary register)

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

tornar-se: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I become something
você, ele, ela	you become something; he/she becomes something
nós	we become something
a gente	we become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) become something; they become something

Present continuous

tornar-se: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am becoming something
você, ele, ela	you are becoming something; he/she is becoming something
nós	we are becoming something
a gente	we are becoming something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are becoming something; they are becoming something

Past continuous

tornar-se: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was becoming something
você, ele, ela	you were becoming something; he/she was becoming something
nós	we were becoming something
a gente	we were becoming something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were becoming something; they were becoming something

Completed past

tornar-se: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I became something
você, ele, ela	you became something; he/she became something
nós	we became something
a gente	we became something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) became something; they became something

Imperfect

tornar-se: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to become something
você, ele, ela	you used to become something; he/she used to become something
nós	we used to become something
a gente	we used to become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to become something; they used to become something

Compound past

tornar-se: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been becoming something
você, ele, ela	you have been becoming something; he/she has been becoming something
nós	we have been becoming something
a gente	we have been becoming something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been becoming something; they have been becoming something

Past perfect

tornar-se: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had become something
você, ele, ela	you had become something; he/she had become something
nós	we had become something
a gente	we had become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had become something; they had become something

Literary past perfect

tornar-se: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had become something
você, ele, ela	you had become something; he/she had become something
nós	we had become something
a gente	we had become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had become something; they had become something

Future

tornar-se: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will become something
você, ele, ela	you will become something; he/she will become something
nós	we will become something
a gente	we will become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will become something; they will become something

Future perfect

tornar-se: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have become something
você, ele, ela	you will have become something; he/she will have become something
nós	we will have become something
a gente	we will have become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have become something; they will have become something

Going to

tornar-se: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to become something
você, ele, ela	you are going to become something; he/she is going to become something
nós	we are going to become something
a gente	we are going to become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to become something; they are going to become something

Was going to

tornar-se: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to become something
você, ele, ela	you were going to become something; he/she was going to become something
nós	we were going to become something
a gente	we were going to become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to become something; they were going to become something

Conditional

tornar-se: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would become something
você, ele, ela	you would become something; he/she would become something
nós	we would become something
a gente	we would become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would become something; they would become something

Conditional perfect

tornar-se: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have become something
você, ele, ela	you would have become something; he/she would have become something
nós	we would have become something
a gente	we would have become something
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have become something; they would have become something

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

tornar-se: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I become something
você, ele, ela	(that) you become something; (that) he/she becomes something
nós	(that) we become something
a gente	(that) we become something
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) become something; (that) they become something

Imperfect subjunctive

tornar-se: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I became something
você, ele, ela	(if) you became something; (if) he/she became something
nós	(if) we became something
a gente	(if) we became something
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) became something; (if) they became something

Perfect subjunctive

tornar-se: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have become something
você, ele, ela	(that) you have become something; (that) he/she has become something
nós	(that) we have become something
a gente	(that) we have become something
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have become something; (that) they have become something

Pluperfect subjunctive

tornar-se: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had become something
você, ele, ela	(that) you had become something; (that) he/she had become something
nós	(that) we had become something
a gente	(that) we had become something
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had become something; (that) they had become something

Future subjunctive

tornar-se: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I become something
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you become something; (when/if) he/she becomes something
nós	(when/if) we become something
a gente	(when/if) we become something
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) become something; (when/if) they become something

Future perfect subjunctive

tornar-se: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have become something
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have become something; (when/if) he/she has become something
nós	(when/if) we have become something
a gente	(when/if) we have become something
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have become something; (when/if) they have become something

Commands

Affirmative command

tornar-se: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	become something!
nós	let's become something!
vocês, eles, elas	become something! (plural)

Negative command

tornar-se: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not become something!
nós	let's not become something!
vocês, eles, elas	do not become something! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

tornar-se: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to become something
você, ele, ela	for you to become something; for him/her to become something
nós	for us to become something
a gente	for us to become something
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to become something; for them to become something

Compound personal infinitive

tornar-se: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have become something
você, ele, ela	for you to have become something; for him/her to have become something
nós	for us to have become something
a gente	for us to have become something
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have become something; for them to have become something

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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