Irregular Verb – despedir = to say goodbye   | Grammar Index |
  
Please Note: While the verb form of to say goodbye is despedir, tchau (the Brazilian equivalent of the Italian ciao and pronounced the same) is the most common phrase used to say goodbye in Brazil.

Also see Regular Portuguese Verbs (full conjugations chart for regular Portuguese verbs ending in -ar, -er and -ir as well as a quick conjugation chart), Some Irregular Portuguese Verbs (full conjugation chart for many important Portuguese irregular verbs) and Definitions of Verb Forms (definitions of the different verb forms)


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(only irregular in the first person singular of the present indicative)

IMPERSONAL: despedir-se = to say goodbye

PERSONAL INFINITIVE: (me to say goodbye) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

PARTICIPLES -- PAST, PRESENT: (say goodbye, said goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

PRESENT INDICATIVE: (I say goodbye)

(eu) despeço-me= (I say goodbye)

(p) (tu) despedes-te= (thou say goodbye(s)

(ele, (p) êle, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, (p) a senhorita) despede-se= (he/she/you say goodbye)

(b) (nós) despedimo-nos= (we say goodbye)

(p) (vós) despedis-vos = (ye say goodbye)

(eles, (p) êles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras (p) as senhoritas) despedem-se= (they say goodbye)

IMPERFECT INDICATIVE: (I was measuring, I used to say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

PRETERIT INDICATIVE: (I say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

SIMPLE PLUPERFECT INDICATIVE: (I had say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

FUTURE INDICATIVE: (I will or shall say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

COMPOUND OR PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT INDICATIVE: (I have say goodbye/have been measuring)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to haveto form the Present Perfect Indicative) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

(Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to haveto form the Present Perfect Indicative) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Past Perfect or Pluperfect Indicative: (I had said goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to have to form the Past Perfect or Pluperfect Indicative) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to haveto form the Past Perfect or Pluperfect Indicative) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Future Perfect Indicative: (I will/shall have say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to haveto form the Future Perfect Indicative) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Present Perfect Indicative) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Subjunctive Mood (Simple)

Present Subjunctive: (I may say goodbye)

(eu) despeça-me= (I may say goodbye)

(p) (tu) despeças-te= (thou may say goodbye)

(ele, (p) êle, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, (p) a senhorita) despeça-se= (he/she/you may say goodbye)

(b) (nós) despeçamo-nos= (we may say goodbye)

(p) (vós) despeçais-vos= (ye may say goodbye)

(eles, (p) êles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras (p) as senhoritas) despeçam-se= (they may say goodbye)

Imperfect Subjunctive: (I might say goodbye) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in IR)

Future Subjunctive: NO DEFINITE FORM IN ENGLISH -- Present and Past Subjunctive and Conditional forms are employed to express Future Subjunctive (if I were to say goodbye, if I should say goodbye, if I may say goodbye, if I might say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Subjunctive Mood (Compound)

Present Perfect Subjunctive (I may have say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to haveto form the Present Perfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to haveto form the Present Perfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Past Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive (I might have say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to haveto form the Past Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to haveto form the Past Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Future Perfect Subjunctive NO DEFINITE FORM IN ENGLISH -- Present and Past Subjunctive and Conditional forms are employed to express Future Subjunctive (if I were to say goodbye, if I should say goodbye, if I may say goodbye, if I might say goodbye)

(Regular in this form withverbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to haveto form the Future Perfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Future Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

CONDITIONAL MOOD

(SIMPLE) (I would/should say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

(COMPOUND)

Conditional Perfect: (I would/should have say goodbye)

(Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to haveto form the Compound Conditional Perfect) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Compound Conditional Perfect) (Regular in this form with verbs ending in -ir)

IMPERATIVE MOOD (say goodbye thou, say goodbye ye, say goodbye)

(p) (tu) despede-te= (say goodbye thou)

(p) (vós) despedi-vos= (say goodbye ye)

(b) (você) despeça-se= (say goodbye)
 

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