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sentar-se

to sit down

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

sentar-se: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I sit down
você, ele, ela	you sit down; he/she sits down
nós	we sit down
a gente	we sit down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) sit down; they sit down

Present continuous

sentar-se: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am sitting down
você, ele, ela	you are sitting down; he/she is sitting down
nós	we are sitting down
a gente	we are sitting down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are sitting down; they are sitting down

Past continuous

sentar-se: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was sitting down
você, ele, ela	you were sitting down; he/she was sitting down
nós	we were sitting down
a gente	we were sitting down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were sitting down; they were sitting down

Completed past

sentar-se: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I sat down
você, ele, ela	you sat down; he/she sat down
nós	we sat down
a gente	we sat down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) sat down; they sat down

Imperfect

sentar-se: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to sit down
você, ele, ela	you used to sit down; he/she used to sit down
nós	we used to sit down
a gente	we used to sit down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to sit down; they used to sit down

Compound past

sentar-se: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been sitting down
você, ele, ela	you have been sitting down; he/she has been sitting down
nós	we have been sitting down
a gente	we have been sitting down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been sitting down; they have been sitting down

Past perfect

sentar-se: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had sat down
você, ele, ela	you had sat down; he/she had sat down
nós	we had sat down
a gente	we had sat down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had sat down; they had sat down

Literary past perfect

sentar-se: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had sat down
você, ele, ela	you had sat down; he/she had sat down
nós	we had sat down
a gente	we had sat down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had sat down; they had sat down

Future

sentar-se: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will sit down
você, ele, ela	you will sit down; he/she will sit down
nós	we will sit down
a gente	we will sit down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will sit down; they will sit down

Future perfect

sentar-se: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have sat down
você, ele, ela	you will have sat down; he/she will have sat down
nós	we will have sat down
a gente	we will have sat down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have sat down; they will have sat down

Going to

sentar-se: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to sit down
você, ele, ela	you are going to sit down; he/she is going to sit down
nós	we are going to sit down
a gente	we are going to sit down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to sit down; they are going to sit down

Was going to

sentar-se: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to sit down
você, ele, ela	you were going to sit down; he/she was going to sit down
nós	we were going to sit down
a gente	we were going to sit down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to sit down; they were going to sit down

Conditional

sentar-se: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would sit down
você, ele, ela	you would sit down; he/she would sit down
nós	we would sit down
a gente	we would sit down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would sit down; they would sit down

Conditional perfect

sentar-se: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have sat down
você, ele, ela	you would have sat down; he/she would have sat down
nós	we would have sat down
a gente	we would have sat down
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have sat down; they would have sat down

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

sentar-se: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I sit down
você, ele, ela	(that) you sit down; (that) he/she sits down
nós	(that) we sit down
a gente	(that) we sit down
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) sit down; (that) they sit down

Imperfect subjunctive

sentar-se: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I sat down
você, ele, ela	(if) you sat down; (if) he/she sat down
nós	(if) we sat down
a gente	(if) we sat down
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) sat down; (if) they sat down

Perfect subjunctive

sentar-se: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have sat down
você, ele, ela	(that) you have sat down; (that) he/she has sat down
nós	(that) we have sat down
a gente	(that) we have sat down
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have sat down; (that) they have sat down

Pluperfect subjunctive

sentar-se: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had sat down
você, ele, ela	(that) you had sat down; (that) he/she had sat down
nós	(that) we had sat down
a gente	(that) we had sat down
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had sat down; (that) they had sat down

Future subjunctive

sentar-se: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I sit down
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you sit down; (when/if) he/she sits down
nós	(when/if) we sit down
a gente	(when/if) we sit down
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) sit down; (when/if) they sit down

Future perfect subjunctive

sentar-se: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have sat down
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have sat down; (when/if) he/she has sat down
nós	(when/if) we have sat down
a gente	(when/if) we have sat down
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have sat down; (when/if) they have sat down

Commands

Affirmative command

sentar-se: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	sit down!
nós	let's sit down!
vocês, eles, elas	sit down! (plural)

Negative command

sentar-se: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not sit down!
nós	let's not sit down!
vocês, eles, elas	do not sit down! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

sentar-se: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to sit down
você, ele, ela	for you to sit down; for him/her to sit down
nós	for us to sit down
a gente	for us to sit down
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to sit down; for them to sit down

Compound personal infinitive

sentar-se: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have sat down
você, ele, ela	for you to have sat down; for him/her to have sat down
nós	for us to have sat down
a gente	for us to have sat down
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have sat down; for them to have sat down

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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