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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
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I wax |
| você, ele, ela | you wax; he/she waxes |
| nós | we wax |
| a gente | we wax |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) wax; they wax |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am waxing |
| você, ele, ela | you are waxing; he/she is waxing |
| nós | we are waxing |
| a gente | we are waxing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are waxing; they are waxing |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was waxing |
| você, ele, ela | you were waxing; he/she was waxing |
| nós | we were waxing |
| a gente | we were waxing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were waxing; they were waxing |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I waxed |
| você, ele, ela | you waxed; he/she waxed |
| nós | we waxed |
| a gente | we waxed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) waxed; they waxed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to wax |
| você, ele, ela | you used to wax; he/she used to wax |
| nós | we used to wax |
| a gente | we used to wax |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to wax; they used to wax |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been waxing |
| você, ele, ela | you have been waxing; he/she has been waxing |
| nós | we have been waxing |
| a gente | we have been waxing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been waxing; they have been waxing |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had waxed |
| você, ele, ela | you had waxed; he/she had waxed |
| nós | we had waxed |
| a gente | we had waxed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had waxed; they had waxed |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had waxed |
| você, ele, ela | you had waxed; he/she had waxed |
| nós | we had waxed |
| a gente | we had waxed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had waxed; they had waxed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will wax |
| você, ele, ela | you will wax; he/she will wax |
| nós | we will wax |
| a gente | we will wax |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will wax; they will wax |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have waxed |
| você, ele, ela | you will have waxed; he/she will have waxed |
| nós | we will have waxed |
| a gente | we will have waxed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have waxed; they will have waxed |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to wax |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to wax; he/she is going to wax |
| nós | we are going to wax |
| a gente | we are going to wax |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to wax; they are going to wax |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to wax |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to wax; he/she was going to wax |
| nós | we were going to wax |
| a gente | we were going to wax |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to wax; they were going to wax |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would wax |
| você, ele, ela | you would wax; he/she would wax |
| nós | we would wax |
| a gente | we would wax |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would wax; they would wax |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have waxed |
| você, ele, ela | you would have waxed; he/she would have waxed |
| nós | we would have waxed |
| a gente | we would have waxed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have waxed; they would have waxed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form 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
| Person, form or usage | Form 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
| Person, form or usage | Form 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
| Person, form or usage | Form 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
| Person, form or usage | Form 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
| Person, form or usage | Form 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
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | wax! |
| nós | let's wax! |
| vocês, eles, elas | wax! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not wax! |
| nós | let's not wax! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not wax! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to wax |
| você, ele, ela | for you to wax; for him/her to wax |
| nós | for us to wax |
| a gente | for us to wax |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to wax; for them to wax |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have waxed |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have waxed; for him/her to have waxed |
| nós | for us to have waxed |
| a gente | for us to have waxed |
| vocês, eles, elas | for 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
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.