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