A2 · ElementaryUnit 7: My Life

Brazilian Portuguese Past Tense

I went, I ate, I saw — talking about yesterday

25 words · 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese📝 Grammar: simple past/preterite

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Vocabulary — 25 words

fui

I went / I was

verb
comi

I ate

verb
vi

I saw

verb
fiz

I did / I made

verb
falei

I spoke

verb
comprei

I bought

verb
tive

I had

verb
disse

I said / he/she said

verb
pude

I was able to / I could

verb
quis

I wanted

verb
soube

I found out / I knew

verb
aconteceu

it happened

verb
bebi

I drank

verb
encontrei

I found / I met

verb
perdi

I lost

verb
ganhei

I won / I earned / I received

verb
comecei

I started / I began

verb
terminei

I finished

verb
vendi

I sold

verb
dormi

I slept

verb
saí

I went out / I left

verb
ouvi

I heard

verb
escrevi

I wrote

verb
li

I read

verb
abri

I opened

verb
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