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Preterite (Simple Past) Tense
editThis 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |