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