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