Portuguese/Preterite tense irregular verbs

      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 estes
      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
      Last modified on 2 February 2010, at 23:51