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