When I last posted about the Preterit Indicative, it was all about regular verbs. Now let's look at the most common IRREGULARs in this tense. ➜ *regular verbs are here.
The "simple past tense" (the Preterit Indicative) is used to talk about action that's over and done - in the frame of your story:
I walked the dog at 3 pm.
Yes, she went to the party.
We liked the show.
Wikipedia Definition.
I walked the dog at 3 pm.
Yes, she went to the party.
We liked the show.
Wikipedia Definition.
the Preterit Indicative: 7 irregulars
ser
to be (more about SER)
ser
to be
eufui
você, elefoi
nósfomos
vocês, elesforam
I was a very wild kid. ➜
Eu fui uma criança muito rebelde.
It was a great show. ➜
O show foi ótimo.
ir
to go (*note that the conjugation of SER and IR in this tense are identical!)
ir
to go
eufui
você, elefoi
nósfomos
vocês, elesforam
We went to the beach yesterday. ➜
Nós fomos à praia ontem.
It went very well. ➜
Foi muito bem.
estar
to be (more about ESTAR)
estar
to be
euestive
você, eleesteve
nósestivemos
vocês, elesestiveram
I've been in London before. ➜
Já estive em londres.
Have you been to that island? ➜
Você esteve naquela ilha?
ter
to have
ter
to have
eutive
você, eleteve
nóstivemos
vocês, elestiveram
She had a headache. ➜
Ela teve uma dor de cabeça.
I had an idea. ➜
Eu tive uma ideia.
dizer
to say
dizer
to say, tell
eudisse
você, eledissemos
nós
vocês, elesdisseram
She told me she’s going. ➜
Ela me disse que vai.
I told him to buy the tickets. ➜
Eu disse a ele para comprar os ingressos.
fazer
to do
fazer
to do, make
eufiz
você, elefez
nósfizemos
vocês, elesfizeram
I did it yesterday. ➜
Eu fiz ontem.
We already did it. ➜
Já fizemos.
querer
to want
querer
to want
euquis
você, elequis
nósquisemos
vocês, elesquiseram
I wanted to go. ➜
Eu quis ir.
They wanted to talk ➜
Eles quiseram conversar.
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