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acender
to light, to turn on
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
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I light |
| você, ele, ela | you light; he/she lights |
| nós | we light |
| a gente | we light |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) light; they light |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am lighting |
| você, ele, ela | you are lighting; he/she is lighting |
| nós | we are lighting |
| a gente | we are lighting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are lighting; they are lighting |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was lighting |
| você, ele, ela | you were lighting; he/she was lighting |
| nós | we were lighting |
| a gente | we were lighting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were lighting; they were lighting |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I lit |
| você, ele, ela | you lit; he/she lit |
| nós | we lit |
| a gente | we lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) lit; they lit |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to light |
| você, ele, ela | you used to light; he/she used to light |
| nós | we used to light |
| a gente | we used to light |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to light; they used to light |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been lighting |
| você, ele, ela | you have been lighting; he/she has been lighting |
| nós | we have been lighting |
| a gente | we have been lighting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been lighting; they have been lighting |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had lit |
| você, ele, ela | you had lit; he/she had lit |
| nós | we had lit |
| a gente | we had lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had lit; they had lit |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had lit |
| você, ele, ela | you had lit; he/she had lit |
| nós | we had lit |
| a gente | we had lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had lit; they had lit |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will light |
| você, ele, ela | you will light; he/she will light |
| nós | we will light |
| a gente | we will light |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will light; they will light |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have lit |
| você, ele, ela | you will have lit; he/she will have lit |
| nós | we will have lit |
| a gente | we will have lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have lit; they will have lit |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to light |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to light; he/she is going to light |
| nós | we are going to light |
| a gente | we are going to light |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to light; they are going to light |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to light |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to light; he/she was going to light |
| nós | we were going to light |
| a gente | we were going to light |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to light; they were going to light |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would light |
| você, ele, ela | you would light; he/she would light |
| nós | we would light |
| a gente | we would light |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would light; they would light |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have lit |
| você, ele, ela | you would have lit; he/she would have lit |
| nós | we would have lit |
| a gente | we would have lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have lit; they would have lit |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I light |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you light; (that) he/she lights |
| nós | (that) we light |
| a gente | (that) we light |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) light; (that) they light |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I lit |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you lit; (if) he/she lit |
| nós | (if) we lit |
| a gente | (if) we lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) lit; (if) they lit |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have lit |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have lit; (that) he/she has lit |
| nós | (that) we have lit |
| a gente | (that) we have lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have lit; (that) they have lit |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had lit |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had lit; (that) he/she had lit |
| nós | (that) we had lit |
| a gente | (that) we had lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had lit; (that) they had lit |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I light |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you light; (when/if) he/she lights |
| nós | (when/if) we light |
| a gente | (when/if) we light |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) light; (when/if) they light |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have lit |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have lit; (when/if) he/she has lit |
| nós | (when/if) we have lit |
| a gente | (when/if) we have lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have lit; (when/if) they have lit |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | light! |
| nós | let's light! |
| vocês, eles, elas | light! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not light! |
| nós | let's not light! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not light! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to light |
| você, ele, ela | for you to light; for him/her to light |
| nós | for us to light |
| a gente | for us to light |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to light; for them to light |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have lit |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have lit; for him/her to have lit |
| nós | for us to have lit |
| a gente | for us to have lit |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have lit; for them to have lit |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- /
- Past infinitive
- /
- Past gerund
- /
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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