Portuguese A1: The past (pretérito perfeito) · Phrases

Finished actions use the pretérito perfeito. -ar verbs: falei, falaste, falou, falámos, falaram. ir and ser share irregular forms: fui, foste, foi, fomos, foram. ver: vi, viste, viu.

• ontem — yesterday
• falei — I spoke
• comi — I ate
• fui — I went, I was
• vi — I saw
• dormi — I slept
• a semana — week
• passado — last (previous)

• O que fizeste ontem? — What did you do yesterday?
• Dormi mal. — I slept badly.
• Fomos ao cinema. — We went to the cinema.
• Na semana passada estive em Lisboa. — Last week I was in Lisbon.