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