envergonhar-se — Portuguese conjugation
to be ashamed, to be embarrassed
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
The presente covers routines, states, and immediate future with adverbs like hoje or amanhã. One present form covers both English simple and progressive readings in most situations.
Ela estuda português todas as noites.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | envergonho-me | I am ashamed |
| tu | envergonhas-te | you are ashamed |
| você | envergonha-se | you are ashamed |
| ele/ela | envergonha-se | he/she/it is ashamed |
| nós | envergonhamo-nos | we are ashamed |
| vós | envergonhais-vos | you (pl.) are ashamed |
| vocês | envergonham-se | you (pl.) are ashamed |
| eles/elas | envergonham-se | they are ashamed |
Preterite (Pretérito perfeito simples) Irregular
The pretérito perfeito simples is a sharp, completed past. In European Portuguese it is the standard story-telling past; Brazilian usage often prefers the compound form in speech while keeping the simple for narrative and writing.
Ontem escreveu a carta inteira de uma vez.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | envergonhei-me | I was ashamed |
| tu | envergonhaste-te | you were ashamed |
| você | envergonhou-se | you were ashamed |
| ele/ela | envergonhou-se | he/she/it was ashamed |
| nós | envergonhamo-nos | we were ashamed |
| vós | envergonhastes-vos | you (pl.) were ashamed |
| vocês | envergonharam-se | you (pl.) were ashamed |
| eles/elas | envergonharam-se | they were ashamed |
Imperfect (Pretérito imperfeito) Irregular
The imperfeito describes past background, repeated actions, and how things used to be. Contrast it with the simple preterite for the “main event” line of a story.
Quando era criança, brincava na praia.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| eu | envergonhava-me |
| tu | envergonhavas-te |
| você | envergonhava-se |
| ele/ela | envergonhava-se |
| nós | envergonhávamo-nos |
| vós | envergonháveis-vos |
| vocês | envergonhavam-se |
| eles/elas | envergonhavam-se |
Conditional (Condicional) Regular
The condicional is for polite offers, soft questions, and hypothetical “would” outcomes, and it often closes a se + imperfeito do subjuntivo chain in formal style.
Você poderia me explicar outra vez?
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | envergonhar-me-ia | I would be ashamed |
| tu | envergonhar-te-ias | you would be ashamed |
| você | envergonhar-se-ia | you would be ashamed |
| ele/ela | envergonhar-se-ia | he/she/it would be ashamed |
| nós | envergonhar-nos-íamos | we would be ashamed |
| vós | envergonhar-vos-íeis | you (pl.) would be ashamed |
| vocês | envergonhar-se-iam | you (pl.) would be ashamed |
| eles/elas | envergonhar-se-iam | they would be ashamed |
Future (Futuro do presente) Regular
The futuro do presente states future facts; in everyday conversation you will often hear ir + infinitive or even the present with a time adverb instead of the synthetic future.
Amanhã faremos a reunião mais cedo.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | envergonhar-me-ei | I will be ashamed |
| tu | envergonhar-te-ás | you will be ashamed |
| você | envergonhar-se-á | you will be ashamed |
| ele/ela | envergonhar-se-á | he/she/it will be ashamed |
| nós | envergonhar-nos-emos | we will be ashamed |
| vós | envergonhar-vos-eis | you (pl.) will be ashamed |
| vocês | envergonhar-se-ão | you (pl.) will be ashamed |
| eles/elas | envergonhar-se-ão | they will be ashamed |
Present perfect (Pretérito perfeito composto) Regular
The pretérito perfeito composto uses ter or haver plus the participle for a past that still touches the present or happens repeatedly up to now — a “have done” perfect with strong links to European norms.
Tenho pensado nisso há semanas.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | tenho envergonhado | I have been ashamed |
| tu | tens envergonhado | you have been ashamed |
| você | tem envergonhado | you have been ashamed |
| ele/ela | tem envergonhado | he/she/it has been ashamed |
| nós | temos envergonhado | we have been ashamed |
| vós | tendes envergonhado | you (pl.) have been ashamed |
| vocês | têm envergonhado | you (pl.) have been ashamed |
| eles/elas | têm envergonhado | they have been ashamed |
Pluperfect (Mais-que-perfeito composto) Regular
The mais-que-perfeito composto is the pluperfect: an action was already finished before another past reference. It mirrors the English “had already”.
Já tinham saído quando chegámos.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | tinha envergonhado | I had been ashamed |
| tu | tinhas envergonhado | you had been ashamed |
| você | tinha envergonhado | you had been ashamed |
| ele/ela | tinha envergonhado | he/she/it had been ashamed |
| nós | tínhamos envergonhado | we had been ashamed |
| vós | tínheis envergonhado | you (pl.) had been ashamed |
| vocês | tinham envergonhado | you (pl.) had been ashamed |
| eles/elas | tinham envergonhado | they had been ashamed |
Conditional perfect (Condicional composto) Regular
The condicional composto expresses a counterfactual “would have” and appears with the right kind of if-clause in the subjunctive past for unreal conditions.
Teria aceite se tiveses avisado com antecedência.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| eu | teria envergonhado |
| tu | terias envergonhado |
| você | teria envergonhado |
| ele/ela | teria envergonhado |
| nós | teríamos envergonhado |
| vós | teríeis envergonhado |
| vocês | teriam envergonhado |
| eles/elas | teriam envergonhado |
Future perfect (Futuro composto) Regular
The futuro composto is the future-in-the-future: something will be finished before a later time. It is less frequent than the simple future but still useful for deadlines.
Até sexta, teremos lido tudo o relatório.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | terei envergonhado | I will have been ashamed |
| tu | terás envergonhado | you will have been ashamed |
| você | terá envergonhado | you will have been ashamed |
| ele/ela | terá envergonhado | he/she/it will have been ashamed |
| nós | teremos envergonhado | we will have been ashamed |
| vós | tereis envergonhado | you (pl.) will have been ashamed |
| vocês | terão envergonhado | you (pl.) will have been ashamed |
| eles/elas | terão envergonhado | they will have been ashamed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Conjuntivo presente) Regular
The present subjunctive appears after want, hope, fear, and impersonal triggers, and typically requires a new subject in the subordinate clause, just as in the other main Romance languages.
Espero que encontres o caminho fácil.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| eu | envergonhe-me |
| tu | envergonhes-te |
| você | envergonhe-se |
| ele/ela | envergonhe-se |
| nós | envergonhemo-nos |
| vós | envergonheis-vos |
| vocês | envergonhem-se |
| eles/elas | envergonhem-se |
Imperfect subjunctive (Conjuntivo pretérito imperf.) Regular
The imperfect subjunctive in se + subjunctive → condicional is the classic “if I were a rich man” line in European Portuguese, parallel to the Spanish -ra form.
Se tivesse mais tempo, aprenderia outro idioma.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| eu | envergonhasse-me |
| tu | envergonhasses-te |
| você | envergonhasse-se |
| ele/ela | envergonhasse-se |
| nós | envergonhássemo-nos |
| vós | envergonhásseis-vos |
| vocês | envergonhassem-se |
| eles/elas | envergonhassem-se |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular
The affirmative imperative in Portuguese is built with tu, você, nós, vós, and vocês forms; Brazilian norms favour você/vocês with third-person present verb shapes.
Diga a verdade, por favor.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| tu | envergonha-te |
| você | envergonhe-se |
| ele/ela | envergonhe-se |
| nós | envergonhemo-nos |
| vós | envergonhai-vos |
| vocês | envergonhem-se |
| eles/elas | envergonhem-se |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands require não plus the present subjunctive for each person, which is a distinctive feature compared to other Romance systems that reuse present indicative in some slots.
Não falemos com pressa, está tudo calmo.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| tu | não te envergonhes |
| você | não se envergonhe |
| ele/ela | não se envergonhe |
| nós | não nos envergonhemos |
| vós | não vos envergonheis |
| vocês | não se envergonhem |
| eles/elas | não se envergonhem |