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