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