Indicativo Pretérito Flashcards
SER
to be (permanent condition)
eu fui — I was
tu foste — you were
ele/ela foi — he/she/it was
você foi — you were
nós fomos — we were
eles/elas foram — they were
vocês foram — you were
ESTAR
to be (temporary or accidental condition)
eu estive — I was
tu estiveste — you were
ele/ela esteve— he/she was
você esteve — you were
nós estivemos — we were
eles/elas estiveram— they were
vocês estiveram — you were
TER
to have
eu tive — I had
tu tiveste — you had
ele/ela teve — he/she had
você teve — you had
nós tivemos— we had
eles/elas tiveram — they had
vocês tiveram — you had
PODER
can / to be able to
eu pude — I could
tu pudeste — you could
ele/ela pôde— he/she could
você pôde — you could
nós pudemos — we could
eles/elas puderam — they could
vocês puderam — you could
IR
to go
eu fui — I went
tu foste — you went
ele/ela foi — he/she went
você foi — you went
nós fomos — we went
eles/elas foram — they went
vocês foram — you went
FAZER
to do / to make
eu fiz — I made/did
tu fizeste — you made/did
ele/ela fez — he/she made/did
você fez — you made/did
nós fizemos — we made/did
eles/elas fizeram — they made/did
vocês fizeram — you made/did
HAVER
to exist
The first and easiest of the many meanings of
HAVER
is ‘to exist’.
That is to say, the verb indicates that something “is” or something “exists”. In English, “there is/there are” expressed this. When used in this sense, the verb HAVER is impersonal and has very few usable forms. It can’t be conjugated like other verbs.
Há dois cadernos na tua secretária.
There are two notebooks on your desk.
Há uma laranja podre no cesto da fruta.
There is a rotten orange in the fruit basket.
Há cobertores no sótão.
There are blankets in the attic.
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HAVER sometimes implies that something is for sale or being offered.
Há peixe fresco.
We have fresh fish.
Há limão, chocolate, morango e baunilha.
We have lemon, chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla.
Há café e chá, sirvam-se.
There is coffee and tea, help yourselves to some.
DIZER
to say
eu disse — I said
tu disseste — you said
ele/ela disse — he/she said
você disse — you said
nós dissemos — we said
eles/elas disseram— they said
vocês disseram — you said
VER
to see
eu vi — I saw
tu viste — you saw
ele/ela viu — he/she saw
você viu — you saw
nós vimos — we saw
eles/elas viram — they saw
vocês viram — you saw
DAR
to give
eu dei — I gave
tu deste — you gave
ele/ela deu — he/she gave
você deu — you gave
nós demos — we gave
eles/elas deram — they gave
vocês deram — you gave
SABER
to know (about)
eu soube — I knew
tu soubeste — you knew
ele/ela soube — he/she knew
você soube — you knew
nós soubemos— we knew
eles/elas souberam — they knew
vocês souberam — you knew
QUERER
to want / will / desire / love / like
eu quis — I wanted
tu quiseste — you wanted
ele/ela quis — he/she wanted
você quis — you wanted
nós quisemos — we wanted
eles/elas quiseram — they wanted
vocês quiseram — you wanted
FICAR
to become / to stay / to remain
eu fiquei — I stayed
tu ficaste — you stayed
ele/ela ficou — he/she stayed
você ficou — you stayed
nós ficámos — we stayed
eles/elas ficaram — they stayed
vocês ficaram — you stayed
VIR
to come
eu vim — I came
tu vieste — you came
ele/ela veio — he/she came
você veio — you came
nós viemos — we came
eles/elas vieram — they came
vocês vieram — you came
CHEGAR
to arrive
eu cheguei — I arrived
tu chegaste — you arrived
ele/ela chegou — he/she arrived
você chegou — you arrived
nós chegámos — we arrived
eles/elas chegaram — they arrived
vocês chegaram — you arrived
PARECER
to seem
eu pareci — I seemed
tu pareceste — you seemed
ele/ela pareceu — he/she seemed
você pareceu— you seemed
nós parecemos — we seemed
eles/elas pareceram— they seemed
vocês pareceram — you seemed
VALER
to be worth / to be valid
eu vali — I was worth
tu valeste — you were worth
ele/ela valeu — he/she was worth
você valeu — you were worth
nós valemos — we were worth
eles/elas valeram — they were worth
vocês valeram — you were worth
TRAZER
to bring
eu trouxe— I brought
tu trouxeste — you brought
ele/ela trouxe — he/she brought
você trouxe — you brought
nós trouxemos — we brought
eles/elas trouxeram — they brought
vocês trouxeram — you brought
CONHECER
to know / be acquainted with /
recognize / experience
eu conheci— I knew
tu conheceste — you knew
ele/ela conheceu — he/she knew
você conheceu — you knew
nós conhecemos — we knew
eles/elas conheceram — they knew
vocês conheceram — you knew
OUVIR
to hear / to listen
eu ouvi — I heard/listened
tu ouviste — you heard/listened
ele/ela ouviu — he/she heard/listened
você ouviu — you heard/listened
nós ouvimos — we heard/listened
eles/elas ouviram — they heard/listened
vocês ouviram — you heard/listened
PEDIR
to ask for / request / order
eu pedi — I asked
tu pediste — you asked
ele/ela pediu — he/she asked
você pediu — you asked
nós pedimos — we asked
eles/elas pediram — they asked
vocês pediram — you asked
PÔR
to put
eu pus— I put
tu puseste — you put
ele/ela pôs— he/she put
você pôs — you put
nós pusemos — we put
eles/elas puseram — they put
vocês puseram — you put
ACONTECER
to happen
eu aconteci— I happened
tu aconteceste — you happened
ele/ela aconteceu — he/she happened
você aconteceu — you happened
nós acontecemos — we happened
eles/elas aconteceram — they happened
vocês aconteceram — you happened
ALCANÇAR
to reach / attain / obtain / achieve / acquire
eu alcançei — I reached
tu alcançaste — you reached
ele/ela alcançou — he/she reached
você alcançou — you reached
nós alcançamos — we reached
eles/elas alcançaram — they reached
vocês alcançaram — you reached
APARECER
to appear / to show up for
eu apareci — I appeared
tu apareceste — you showed up
ele/ela apareceu — he/she appeared
você apareceu — you showed up
nós aparecemos — we appeared
eles/elas apareceram — they appeared
vocês apareceram — you showed up
Eu apareço para a aula.
I show up for the class.
ATINGIR
to reach / to achieve
eu atingi — I achieved
tu atingiste — you reached
ele/ela atingiu — he/she achieved
você atingiu — you achieved
nós atingimos — we reached
eles/elas atingiram — they achieved
vocês atingiram — you reached
AVANÇAR
to advance
eu avancei — I advanced
tu avançaste — you advanced
ele/ela avançou— he/she advanced
você avançou— you advanced
nós avançámos — we advanced
eles/elas avançaram — they advanced
vocês avançaram — you advanced
CAIR
to fall
eu caí — I fell
tu caíste — you fell
ele/ela caiu — he/she fell
você caiu — you fell
nós caímos — we fell
eles/elas caíram — they fell
vocês caíram — you fell
COLOCAR
to put, place, set, stick
eu coloquei — I put
tu colocaste — you place
ele/ela colocou — he/she sets
você colocou — you stick
nós colocámos — we put
eles/elas colocaram — they put
vocês colocaram — you put
COMEÇAR
to start, to begin
eu comecei — I started
tu começaste— you began
ele/ela começou — he/she began
você começou — you began
nós começámos — we began
eles/elas começaram — they started
vocês começaram — you started
COMPOR
to compose
eu compus — I composed
tu compuseste — you composed
ele/ela compôs— he/she composed
você compôs — you composed
nós compusemos — we composed
eles/elas compuseram — they composed
vocês compuseram — you composed
CONSEGUIR to be capable of…
getting / succeeding / attaining / gaining
eu consegui — I got
tu conseguiste — you got
ele/ela conseguiu — he/she got
você conseguiu — you got
nós conseguimos — we got
eles/elas conseguiram — they got
vocês conseguiram — you got
CONSTRUIR
to build / to construct
eu construí — I built
tu construíste — you built
ele/ela construiu — he/she built
você construiu — you built
nós construímos — we built
eles/elas construíram — they built
vocês construíram — you built
CRESCER
to grow
eu cresci — I grew
tu cresceste — you grew
ele/ela cresceu — he/she grew
você cresceu — you grew
nós crescemos — we grew
eles/elas cresceram — they grew
vocês cresceram — you grew
DESAPARECER
to disappear
eu desapareci — I disappeared
tu desapareceste — you disappeared
ele/ela desapareceu — he/she disappeared
você desapareceu — you disappeared
nós desaparecemos — we disappeared
eles/elas desapareceram — they disappeared
vocês desapareceram — you disappeared
DESCER
to go down / descend
eu desci — I descended
tu desceste — you descended
ele/ela desceu — he/she went down
você desceu — you descended
nós descemos — we went down
eles/elas desceram — they descended
vocês desceram — you went down
DESCOBRIR
to discover
eu descobri — I discovered
tu descobriste — you discovered
ele/ela descobriu — he/she discovered
você descobriu — you discovered
nós descobrimos — we discovered
eles/elas descobriram — they discovered
vocês descobriram — you discovered
DESPEDIR
to fire / dismiss / quit / discharge / to say goodbye
eu despedi — I said goodbye
tu despediste — you said goodbye
ele/ela despediu — he/she said goodbye
você despediu — you said goodbye
nós despedimos — we said goodbye
eles/elas despediram — they said goodbye
vocês despediram — you said goodbye
DORMIR
to sleep
eu dormi — I slept
tu dormiste — you slept
ele/ela dormiu — he/she slept
você dormiu — you slept
nós dormimos — we slept
eles/elas dormiram — they slept
vocês dormiram — you slept
ENTREGAR
to deliver
eu entreguei — I delivered
tu entregaste — you delivered
ele/ela entregou — he/she delivered
você entregou — you delivered
nós entregámos — we delivered
eles/elas entregaram — they delivered
vocês entregaram — you delivered
ESQUECER
to forget
eu esqueci — I forgot
tu esqueceste— you forgot
ele/ela esqueceu— he/she forgot
você esqueceu— you forgot
nós esquecemos — we forgot
eles/elas esqueceram — they forgot
vocês esqueceram — you forgot
EXIGIR
to demand
eu exigi — I demanded
tu exigiste — you demanded
ele/ela exigiu — he/she demanded
você exigiu — you demanded
nós exigimos— we demanded
eles/elas exigiram — they demanded
vocês exigiram — you demanded