Portuguese/Contents/Preterite tense regular verbs

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Preterite (Simple Past) Tense[edit | edit source]

This tense is used to describe an action that has happened in the past and which is now finished.

To form the preterite tense, use the following guide for regular verbs. The endings in bold can be put on the stem of the regular "AR", "ER" and "IR" verbs you wish to conjuagate.

-ar preterite tense regular verbs[edit | edit source]

I spoke Eu fal ei
You (s,inf) spoke Tu fal aste
He spoke
(also ela, você)
Ele fal ou
We spoke Nós fal
ámos
You (f) spoke Vós fal
astes
They spoke
(also elas, vocês)
Eles fal aram

-er preterite tense regular verbs[edit | edit source]

I ate Eu com i
You (s,inf) ate Tu com este
He ate
(also ela, você)
Ele com eu
We ate Nós com
emos
You (f) ate Vós com
estes
They ate
(also elas, vocês)
Eles com eram

-ir preterite tense regular verbs[edit | edit source]

I opened Eu abr i
You (s,inf) opened Tu abr iste
He opened
(also ela, você)
Ele abr iu
We opened Nós abr
imos
You (f) abr Vós abr
istes
They opened
(also elas, vocês)
Eles abr iram