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