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)
| I was. | eu f | ui |
| you/he/she were | você,ele,ela f | oi |
| we were | nós f | omos |
| they, you all were | vocês, eles, elas f | oram |
I was a really 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!)
| I went. | eu f | ui |
| you/he/she went | você,ele,ela f | oi |
| we went | nós f | omos |
| they, you all went | vocês, eles, elas f | oram |
We went to the beach yesterday. » Nós fomos à praia ontem.
It went really well. » Foi bem.
estar
to be (more about ESTAR)
| I was | eu est | ive |
| you/he/she has been | você,ele,ela est | eve |
| we have been | nós esti | emos |
| they, you all have been | vocês, eles, elas est | iveram |
I've been in London before. » Já estive em londres.
Have you been to that island? » Você esteve naquela ilha?
ter
to have
| I had. | eu tiv | e |
| you/he/she had | você,ele,ela tev | e |
| we had | nós tiv | emos |
| they, you all had | vocês, eles, elas tiv | eram |
She had a headache. » Ela teve uma dor de cabeça.
I had an idea. » Eu tive uma ideia.
dizer
to say
| I said | eu diss | e |
| you/he/she said | você,ele,ela diss | e |
| we said | nós diss | emos |
| they, you all said | vocês, eles, elas diss | eram |
She told me that she'll go. » Ela me disse que vai.
I told him to buy the tickets. » Eu disse a ele para comprar os ingressos.
fazer
to do
| I did | eu fiz | |
| you/he/she did | você,ele,ela fez | |
| we did | nós fiz | emos |
| they, you all did | vocês, eles, elas fiz | eram |
I did it yesterday. » Eu fiz ontem.
We already did it. » Já fizemos.
querer
to want
| I wanted | eu quis | |
| you/he/she wanted | você,ele,ela quis | |
| we wanted | nós quis | emos |
| they, you all wanted | vocês, eles, elas quis | eram |
I wanted to go. » Eu quis ir.
They wanted to talk. » Eles quiseram conversar.
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