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Preterite (Simple Past) Tense
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
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
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
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