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voltar

to go back, return

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

voltar: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I go back
você, ele, ela	you go back; he/she goes back
nós	we go back
a gente	we go back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) go back; they go back

Present continuous

voltar: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going back
você, ele, ela	you are going back; he/she is going back
nós	we are going back
a gente	we are going back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going back; they are going back

Past continuous

voltar: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going back
você, ele, ela	you were going back; he/she was going back
nós	we were going back
a gente	we were going back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going back; they were going back

Completed past

voltar: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I went back
você, ele, ela	you went back; he/she went back
nós	we went back
a gente	we went back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) went back; they went back

Imperfect

voltar: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to go back
você, ele, ela	you used to go back; he/she used to go back
nós	we used to go back
a gente	we used to go back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to go back; they used to go back

Compound past

voltar: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been going back
você, ele, ela	you have been going back; he/she has been going back
nós	we have been going back
a gente	we have been going back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been going back; they have been going back

Past perfect

voltar: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had gone back
você, ele, ela	you had gone back; he/she had gone back
nós	we had gone back
a gente	we had gone back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had gone back; they had gone back

Literary past perfect

voltar: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had gone back
você, ele, ela	you had gone back; he/she had gone back
nós	we had gone back
a gente	we had gone back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had gone back; they had gone back

Future

voltar: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will go back
você, ele, ela	you will go back; he/she will go back
nós	we will go back
a gente	we will go back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will go back; they will go back

Future perfect

voltar: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have gone back
você, ele, ela	you will have gone back; he/she will have gone back
nós	we will have gone back
a gente	we will have gone back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have gone back; they will have gone back

Going to

voltar: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to go back
você, ele, ela	you are going to go back; he/she is going to go back
nós	we are going to go back
a gente	we are going to go back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to go back; they are going to go back

Was going to

voltar: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to go back
você, ele, ela	you were going to go back; he/she was going to go back
nós	we were going to go back
a gente	we were going to go back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to go back; they were going to go back

Conditional

voltar: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would go back
você, ele, ela	you would go back; he/she would go back
nós	we would go back
a gente	we would go back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would go back; they would go back

Conditional perfect

voltar: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have gone back
você, ele, ela	you would have gone back; he/she would have gone back
nós	we would have gone back
a gente	we would have gone back
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have gone back; they would have gone back

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

voltar: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I go back
você, ele, ela	(that) you go back; (that) he/she goes back
nós	(that) we go back
a gente	(that) we go back
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) go back; (that) they go back

Imperfect subjunctive

voltar: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I went back
você, ele, ela	(if) you went back; (if) he/she went back
nós	(if) we went back
a gente	(if) we went back
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) went back; (if) they went back

Perfect subjunctive

voltar: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have gone back
você, ele, ela	(that) you have gone back; (that) he/she has gone back
nós	(that) we have gone back
a gente	(that) we have gone back
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have gone back; (that) they have gone back

Pluperfect subjunctive

voltar: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had gone back
você, ele, ela	(that) you had gone back; (that) he/she had gone back
nós	(that) we had gone back
a gente	(that) we had gone back
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had gone back; (that) they had gone back

Future subjunctive

voltar: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I go back
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you go back; (when/if) he/she goes back
nós	(when/if) we go back
a gente	(when/if) we go back
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) go back; (when/if) they go back

Future perfect subjunctive

voltar: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have gone back
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have gone back; (when/if) he/she has gone back
nós	(when/if) we have gone back
a gente	(when/if) we have gone back
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have gone back; (when/if) they have gone back

Commands

Affirmative command

voltar: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	go back!
nós	let's go back!
vocês, eles, elas	go back! (plural)

Negative command

voltar: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not go back!
nós	let's not go back!
vocês, eles, elas	do not go back! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

voltar: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to go back
você, ele, ela	for you to go back; for him/her to go back
nós	for us to go back
a gente	for us to go back
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to go back; for them to go back

Compound personal infinitive

voltar: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have gone back
você, ele, ela	for you to have gone back; for him/her to have gone back
nós	for us to have gone back
a gente	for us to have gone back
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have gone back; for them to have gone back

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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