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Portuguese/Preterite tense irregular verbs
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These are the verbs that are irregular in the preterite tense in Portuguese.
SER - To be
I was
Eu f
ui
You (s,inf) were
Tu f
oste
He was
(also ela, você)
Ele f
oi
We were
Nós f
omos
You (p) were
Vós f
ostes
They were
(also elas, vocês)
Eles f
oram
ESTAR - To be
I was
Eu est
ive
You (s,inf) were
Tu est
iveste
He was
(also ela, você)
Ele est
eve
We were
Nós est
ivemos
You (p) were
Vós est
ivestes
They were
(also elas, vocês)
Eles est
iveram
TER - To have
I had
Eu tiv
e
You (s,inf) had
Tu tiv
este
He had
(also ela, você)
Ele tev
e
We had
Nós tiv
emos
You (p) had
Vós tiv
estes
They had
(also elas, vocês)
Eles tiv
eram
IR - To go
I went
Eu f
ui
You (s,inf) went
Tu f
oste
He went
(also ela, você)
Ele f
oi
We went
Nós f
omos
You (p) went
Vós f
ostes
They went
(also elas, vocês)
Eles f
oram
Notice that the conjugations for ir are exactly the same for ser in the preterite tense.
VIR - To come
I came
Eu vi
m
You (s,inf) came
Tu vi
este
He came
(also ela, você)
Ele ve
io
We came
Nós vi
emos
You (p) came
Vós vi
estes
They came
(also elas, vocês)
Eles vi
eram
PODER - To be able to
I could
Eu pud
e
You (s,inf) could
Tu pud
este
He could
(also ela, você)
Ele p
ôde
We could
Nós pud
emos
You (p) could
Vós pud
estes
They could
(also elas, vocês)
Eles pud
eram
FAZER - To do
I did
Eu f
iz
You (s,inf) did
Tu f
izeste
He did
(also ela, você)
Ele f
ez
We did
Nós f
izemos
You (p) did
Vós f
izestes
They did
(also elas, vocês)
Eles f
izeram
SABER - To know
I knew
Eu soub
e
You (s,inf) knew
Tu soub
este
He knew
(also ela, você)
Ele soub
e
We knew
Nós soub
emos
You (p) knew
Vós soub
estes
They knew
(also elas, vocês)
Eles soub
eram