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