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ENGLISH VERB

come on

vamos, anda

  • #143 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: coming on
  • Past participle: come on

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

How to use come on

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

  1. Present

    The street lights come on at six.

    Os postes acendem às seis.

  2. Past

    The heat came on by itself last night.

    O aquecimento ligou sozinho ontem à noite.

  3. Future

    The lights will come on when you walk in.

    As luzes vão acender quando você entrar.

  4. Present continuous

    The TV is coming on, but there's no sound.

    A TV está ligando, mas não tem som.

  5. Present perfect

    The alarm has come on twice for no reason.

    O alarme disparou duas vezes sem motivo.

  6. Conditional

    The lamp would come on if you changed the bulb.

    O abajur acenderia se você trocasse a lâmpada.

  7. Imperative

    Come on, we're going to miss the bus!

    Anda, a gente vai perder o ônibus!

Good to know

  • "Come on!" é "vamos!", "anda!", e também "ah, para com isso!" quando você não acredita.
  • A luz, o aquecimento e a TV também "come on": ligam, acendem.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.