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adormecer

to fall asleep

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

adormecer: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I fall asleep
você, ele, ela	you fall asleep; he/she falls asleep
nós	we fall asleep
a gente	we fall asleep
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) fall asleep; they fall asleep

Present continuous

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

Past continuous

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

Completed past

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

Imperfect

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

Compound past

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

Past perfect

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

Literary past perfect

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

Future

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

Future perfect

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

Going to

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

Was going to

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

Conditional

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

Conditional perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

adormecer: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I fall asleep
você, ele, ela	(that) you fall asleep; (that) he/she falls asleep
nós	(that) we fall asleep
a gente	(that) we fall asleep
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) fall asleep; (that) they fall asleep

Imperfect subjunctive

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

Perfect subjunctive

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

Pluperfect subjunctive

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

Future subjunctive

adormecer: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I fall asleep
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you fall asleep; (when/if) he/she falls asleep
nós	(when/if) we fall asleep
a gente	(when/if) we fall asleep
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) fall asleep; (when/if) they fall asleep

Future perfect subjunctive

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

Commands

Affirmative command

adormecer: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	fall asleep!
nós	let's fall asleep!
vocês, eles, elas	fall asleep! (plural)

Negative command

adormecer: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not fall asleep!
nós	let's not fall asleep!
vocês, eles, elas	do not fall asleep! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

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

Compound personal infinitive

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

Additional forms

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

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