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