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The past subjunctive for if-clauses, polite wishes, and past-tense doubt or emotion.
- Formação regular: do radical da 3.ª pessoa do plural do pretérito + -ssefalaram → fala-; comeram → come-; viveram → vive-; then add -sse endingsfalaram → que eu falasse; comeram → que eu comesse
- se eu falasse / se tu falasses / se ele falasseI/you/he (falar) — imperfect subjunctive; eu and ele share one formif I/you/he spoke
- se nós falássemos / se eles falassemwe/they (falar) — note the accent: falássemos (stress on the á)if we/they spoke
- se eu comesse / se tu comesses / se ele comesseI/you/he (comer) — imperfect subjunctive; eu and ele are identicalif I/you/he ate
- se nós comêssemos / se eles comessemwe/they (comer) — note the accent: comêssemos (circumflex ê)if we/they ate
- se eu vivesse / se tu vivesses / se ele vivesseI/you/he (viver) — imperfect subjunctiveif I/you/he lived
- se nós vivêssemos / se eles vivessemwe/they (viver) — note the accent: vivêssemos (circumflex ê)if we/they lived
- se eu trabalhasse / se eles trabalhassemI/they (trabalhar) — regular -ar verbif I/they worked
- se eu bebesse / se ele bebesseI/he (beber) — regular -er verb, from beberamif I/he drank
- se eu fosse / se tu fosses / se ele fosse(ser AND ir — same form!) — irregular, from foram; context decides which verbif I were / if I went
- Se eu fosse rico... / Se eu fosse a casa...fosse = ser ('were') in the first, ir ('went') in the second — only context tells them apartIf I were rich... / If I went home...
- se nós fôssemos / se eles fossemwe/they (ser/ir) — irregular; note the accent fôssemos (circumflex ô)if we/they were / went
- se eu tivesse / se tu tivesses / se ele tivesseI/you/he (ter) — irregular, from tiveramif I/you/he had
- se nós tivéssemos / se eles tivessemwe/they (ter) — note the accent tivéssemos (stress on é)if we/they had
- se eu fizesse / se ele fizesseI/he (fazer) — irregular, from fizeramif I/he did/made
- se eu pudesse / se tu pudesses / se ele pudesseI/you/he (poder) — irregular, from puderamif I/you/he could
- se eu dissesse / se ele dissesseI/he (dizer) — irregular, from disseramif I/he said
- se eu estivesse / se ele estivesseI/he (estar) — irregular, from estiveramif I/he were (estar)
- se eu viesse / se eles viessemI/they (vir) — irregular, from vieramif I/they came
- se eu quisesse / se ele quisesseI/he (querer) — irregular, from quiseramif I/he wanted
- Se eu tivesse tempo, viajava mais.if-clause: imperfeito do conjuntivo + imperfeito do indicativo (colloquial EP)If I had time, I would travel more.
- Se eu tivesse tempo, viajaria mais.same idea, more formal: imperfect subjunctive + conditional (condicional)If I had time, I would travel more.
- Se fosse a ti, não dizia nada.advice with 'Se fosse a ti...' (if I were you); fosse = ser hereIf I were you, I wouldn't say anything.
- Queria que viesses connosco.past trigger: queria (que) + imperfect subjunctive (viesses, vir)I wanted you to come with us.
- Era importante que estudasses mais.impersonal past trigger 'era importante que' + imperfect subjunctiveIt was important that you studied more.
- Gostaria que me ajudasses, se pudesses.polite softener: gostaria que + imperfect subjunctive; double trigger with se pudessesI would like you to help me, if you could.