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