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tossir
to cough
Stem change · 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 cough |
| você, ele, ela | you cough; he/she coughs |
| nós | we cough |
| a gente | we cough |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) cough; they cough |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am coughing |
| você, ele, ela | you are coughing; he/she is coughing |
| nós | we are coughing |
| a gente | we are coughing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are coughing; they are coughing |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was coughing |
| você, ele, ela | you were coughing; he/she was coughing |
| nós | we were coughing |
| a gente | we were coughing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were coughing; they were coughing |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I coughed |
| você, ele, ela | you coughed; he/she coughed |
| nós | we coughed |
| a gente | we coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) coughed; they coughed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to cough |
| você, ele, ela | you used to cough; he/she used to cough |
| nós | we used to cough |
| a gente | we used to cough |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to cough; they used to cough |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been coughing |
| você, ele, ela | you have been coughing; he/she has been coughing |
| nós | we have been coughing |
| a gente | we have been coughing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been coughing; they have been coughing |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had coughed |
| você, ele, ela | you had coughed; he/she had coughed |
| nós | we had coughed |
| a gente | we had coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had coughed; they had coughed |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had coughed |
| você, ele, ela | you had coughed; he/she had coughed |
| nós | we had coughed |
| a gente | we had coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had coughed; they had coughed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will cough |
| você, ele, ela | you will cough; he/she will cough |
| nós | we will cough |
| a gente | we will cough |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will cough; they will cough |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have coughed |
| você, ele, ela | you will have coughed; he/she will have coughed |
| nós | we will have coughed |
| a gente | we will have coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have coughed; they will have coughed |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to cough |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to cough; he/she is going to cough |
| nós | we are going to cough |
| a gente | we are going to cough |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to cough; they are going to cough |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to cough |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to cough; he/she was going to cough |
| nós | we were going to cough |
| a gente | we were going to cough |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to cough; they were going to cough |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would cough |
| você, ele, ela | you would cough; he/she would cough |
| nós | we would cough |
| a gente | we would cough |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would cough; they would cough |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have coughed |
| você, ele, ela | you would have coughed; he/she would have coughed |
| nós | we would have coughed |
| a gente | we would have coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have coughed; they would have coughed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I cough |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you cough; (that) he/she coughs |
| nós | (that) we cough |
| a gente | (that) we cough |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) cough; (that) they cough |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I coughed |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you coughed; (if) he/she coughed |
| nós | (if) we coughed |
| a gente | (if) we coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) coughed; (if) they coughed |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have coughed |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have coughed; (that) he/she has coughed |
| nós | (that) we have coughed |
| a gente | (that) we have coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have coughed; (that) they have coughed |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had coughed |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had coughed; (that) he/she had coughed |
| nós | (that) we had coughed |
| a gente | (that) we had coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had coughed; (that) they had coughed |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I cough |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you cough; (when/if) he/she coughs |
| nós | (when/if) we cough |
| a gente | (when/if) we cough |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) cough; (when/if) they cough |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have coughed |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have coughed; (when/if) he/she has coughed |
| nós | (when/if) we have coughed |
| a gente | (when/if) we have coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have coughed; (when/if) they have coughed |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | cough! |
| nós | let's cough! |
| vocês, eles, elas | cough! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not cough! |
| nós | let's not cough! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not cough! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to cough |
| você, ele, ela | for you to cough; for him/her to cough |
| nós | for us to cough |
| a gente | for us to cough |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to cough; for them to cough |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have coughed |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have coughed; for him/her to have coughed |
| nós | for us to have coughed |
| a gente | for us to have coughed |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have coughed; for them to have coughed |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.