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abaixar-se

to bend down, to duck

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

abaixar-se: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I bend down
você, ele, ela	you bend down; he/she bends down
nós	we bend down
a gente	we bend down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) bend down; they bend down

Present continuous

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

Past continuous

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

Completed past

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

Imperfect

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

Compound past

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

Past perfect

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

Literary past perfect

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

Future

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

Future perfect

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

Going to

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

Was going to

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

Conditional

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

Conditional perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

abaixar-se: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I bend down
você, ele, ela	(that) you bend down; (that) he/she bends down
nós	(that) we bend down
a gente	(that) we bend down
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) bend down; (that) they bend down

Imperfect subjunctive

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

Perfect subjunctive

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

Pluperfect subjunctive

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

Future subjunctive

abaixar-se: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I bend down
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you bend down; (when/if) he/she bends down
nós	(when/if) we bend down
a gente	(when/if) we bend down
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) bend down; (when/if) they bend down

Future perfect subjunctive

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

Commands

Affirmative command

abaixar-se: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	bend down!
nós	let's bend down!
vocês, eles, elas	bend down! (plural)

Negative command

abaixar-se: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not bend down!
nós	let's not bend down!
vocês, eles, elas	do not bend down! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

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

Compound personal infinitive

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

Additional forms

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

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