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	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