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