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