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