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