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ENGLISH VERB

calm down

se acalmar

  • #464 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: calming down
  • Past participle: calmed down

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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Past

Simple past · finished actions

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Future

Future · “will”

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Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

How to use calm down

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    The baby calms down as soon as she hears music.

    A bebê se acalma assim que ouve música.

  2. Past

    I calmed down after a long walk.

    Eu me acalmei depois de uma caminhada longa.

  3. Future

    He will calm down once he eats something.

    Ele vai se acalmar assim que comer alguma coisa.

  4. Present continuous

    The wind is calming down, we can go out.

    O vento está acalmando, a gente pode sair.

  5. Present perfect

    Things have calmed down at work lately.

    As coisas se acalmaram no trabalho ultimamente.

  6. Conditional

    She would calm down if you stopped yelling.

    Ela se acalmaria se você parasse de gritar.

  7. Imperative

    Calm down and tell me what happened.

    Se acalma e me conta o que aconteceu.

Good to know

  • "Calm down" é se acalmar e também acalmar alguém: "calm the baby down".
  • Dizer "calm down!" para alguém irritado costuma irritar mais, como em português.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.