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