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