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