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encerar

to wax

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

encerar: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI wax
você, ele, elayou wax; he/she waxes
nóswe wax
a gentewe wax
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) wax; they wax

Present continuous

encerar: Present continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI am waxing
você, ele, elayou are waxing; he/she is waxing
nóswe are waxing
a gentewe are waxing
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) are waxing; they are waxing

Past continuous

encerar: Past continuous
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI was waxing
você, ele, elayou were waxing; he/she was waxing
nóswe were waxing
a gentewe were waxing
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) were waxing; they were waxing

Completed past

encerar: Completed past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI waxed
você, ele, elayou waxed; he/she waxed
nóswe waxed
a gentewe waxed
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) waxed; they waxed

Imperfect

encerar: Imperfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI used to wax
você, ele, elayou used to wax; he/she used to wax
nóswe used to wax
a gentewe used to wax
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) used to wax; they used to wax

Compound past

encerar: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI have been waxing
você, ele, elayou have been waxing; he/she has been waxing
nóswe have been waxing
a gentewe have been waxing
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) have been waxing; they have been waxing

Past perfect

encerar: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI had waxed
você, ele, elayou had waxed; he/she had waxed
nóswe had waxed
a gentewe had waxed
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) had waxed; they had waxed

Literary past perfect

encerar: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI had waxed
você, ele, elayou had waxed; he/she had waxed
nóswe had waxed
a gentewe had waxed
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) had waxed; they had waxed

Future

encerar: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI will wax
você, ele, elayou will wax; he/she will wax
nóswe will wax
a gentewe will wax
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) will wax; they will wax

Future perfect

encerar: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI will have waxed
você, ele, elayou will have waxed; he/she will have waxed
nóswe will have waxed
a gentewe will have waxed
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) will have waxed; they will have waxed

Going to

encerar: Going to
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI am going to wax
você, ele, elayou are going to wax; he/she is going to wax
nóswe are going to wax
a gentewe are going to wax
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) are going to wax; they are going to wax

Was going to

encerar: Was going to
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI was going to wax
você, ele, elayou were going to wax; he/she was going to wax
nóswe were going to wax
a gentewe were going to wax
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) were going to wax; they were going to wax

Conditional

encerar: Conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI would wax
você, ele, elayou would wax; he/she would wax
nóswe would wax
a gentewe would wax
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) would wax; they would wax

Conditional perfect

encerar: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
euI would have waxed
você, ele, elayou would have waxed; he/she would have waxed
nóswe would have waxed
a gentewe would have waxed
vocês, eles, elasyou (plural) would have waxed; they would have waxed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

encerar: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
eu(that) I wax
você, ele, ela(that) you wax; (that) he/she waxes
nós(that) we wax
a gente(that) we wax
vocês, eles, elas(that) you (plural) wax; (that) they wax

Imperfect subjunctive

encerar: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
eu(if) I waxed
você, ele, ela(if) you waxed; (if) he/she waxed
nós(if) we waxed
a gente(if) we waxed
vocês, eles, elas(if) you (plural) waxed; (if) they waxed

Perfect subjunctive

encerar: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
eu(that) I have waxed
você, ele, ela(that) you have waxed; (that) he/she has waxed
nós(that) we have waxed
a gente(that) we have waxed
vocês, eles, elas(that) you (plural) have waxed; (that) they have waxed

Pluperfect subjunctive

encerar: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
eu(that) I had waxed
você, ele, ela(that) you had waxed; (that) he/she had waxed
nós(that) we had waxed
a gente(that) we had waxed
vocês, eles, elas(that) you (plural) had waxed; (that) they had waxed

Future subjunctive

encerar: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
eu(when/if) I wax
você, ele, ela(when/if) you wax; (when/if) he/she waxes
nós(when/if) we wax
a gente(when/if) we wax
vocês, eles, elas(when/if) you (plural) wax; (when/if) they wax

Future perfect subjunctive

encerar: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
eu(when/if) I have waxed
você, ele, ela(when/if) you have waxed; (when/if) he/she has waxed
nós(when/if) we have waxed
a gente(when/if) we have waxed
vocês, eles, elas(when/if) you (plural) have waxed; (when/if) they have waxed

Commands

Affirmative command

encerar: Affirmative command
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
você, ele, elawax!
nóslet's wax!
vocês, eles, elaswax! (plural)

Negative command

encerar: Negative command
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
você, ele, elado not wax!
nóslet's not wax!
vocês, eles, elasdo not wax! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

encerar: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
eufor me to wax
você, ele, elafor you to wax; for him/her to wax
nósfor us to wax
a gentefor us to wax
vocês, eles, elasfor you (plural) to wax; for them to wax

Compound personal infinitive

encerar: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
eufor me to have waxed
você, ele, elafor you to have waxed; for him/her to have waxed
nósfor us to have waxed
a gentefor us to have waxed
vocês, eles, elasfor you (plural) to have waxed; for them to have waxed

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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