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