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