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