Irregular Verb – ouvir = to hear    | Grammar Index |
  
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(only irregular in the first person singular of the present indicative)

IMPERSONAL: ouvir = to hear

PERSONAL INFINITIVE: (me to hear) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

PARTICIPLES -- PAST, PRESENT: (hearing, heard)

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

PRESENT INDICATIVE: (I hear)

(eu) ouço = (I hear)

(p) (tu) ouvir - ir = ouv + es= ouves = (thou hear(s)

(ele, (p) êle, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, (p) a senhorita) ouvir -ir= ouv + e= ouve = (he/she/you hear)

(b) (nós) ouvir - ir = ouv + imos= ouvimos = (we hear)

(p) (vós) ouvir -ir = ouv +is = ouvis = (ye hear)

(eles, (p) êles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras (p) as senhoritas) ouvir -ir = ouv + em= ouvem = (they hear)

IMPERFECT INDICATIVE: (I was hearing, I used to hear)

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

PRETERIT INDICATIVE: (I heard) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

SIMPLE PLUPERFECT INDICATIVE: (I had heard)

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

FUTURE INDICATIVE: (I will or shall hear)

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

COMPOUND OR PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT INDICATIVE: (I have heard/have been hearing)

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

Past Perfect or Pluperfect Indicative: (I had heard)

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

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

Future Perfect Indicative: (I will/shall have heard)

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

Subjunctive Mood (Simple)

Present Subjunctive: (I may hear)

(eu) ouça = (I may hear)

(p) (tu) ouças= (thou may hear)

(ele, (p) êle, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, (p) a senhorita) ouça (oiça) = (he/she/you may hear)

(b) (nós) ouçamos (oiçamos) = (we may hear)

(p) (vós) ouçais(oiçais)= (ye may hear)

(eles, (p) êles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras (p) as senhoritas) ouçam (oiçam) = (they may hear)

Imperfect Subjunctive: (I might hear) (Regular in this form for 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 hear, if I should hear, if I may hear, if I might hear) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Subjunctive Mood (Compound)

Present Perfect Subjunctive (I may have heard)

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

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

Past Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive (I might have heard)

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

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Past Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form for 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 hear, if I should hear, if I may hear, if I might hear) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

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

CONDITIONAL MOOD

(SIMPLE) (I would/should hear) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

(COMPOUND)

Conditional Perfect: (I would/should have heard)

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

IMPERATIVE MOOD (hear thou, hear ye, hear)

(p) (tu) ouve= (hear thou)

(p) (vós) ouvir -ir = ouv +i= ouvi = (hear ye)

(b) (você) ouça= (hear)
 

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