Portuguese Lessons

Aprenda Português

Simple past / Passado Perfeito Simples

The Simple Past – Passado Perfeito – is used to refer to actions that happened or were completed in a recent past. The Simple Past refers to completed actions that had a definite beginning and a definite end. 

In Portuguese there are 3 different classes of verbs: verbs ending in “ar”, verbs ending in “er”, verbs ending in “ir”. Each class of regular verbs has its own pattern of termination when conjugated in the past.

When conjugating regular verbs in the simple past form, you just have to preserve the root of the verb and substitute “ar”, “er” or “ir” for the following bold terminations:

Example: 

·         Eu amei. (I loved.)

·         Ela amou. (She loved)

·         Ele amou. (He loved)

·         A gente amou. (We loved)

·         Nós amamos. (We loved)

·         Eles amaram. (They loved)

·         Vocês amaram. (You loved)

For verbs ending in “gar” and “car, the first person “eu” is conjugated using the termination “guei” and “quei”, as you can observe in the chart below.

Examples:

·         Eu cheguei tarde.(I arrived late.)

·         Ela chegou tarde.(She arrived late.)

·         Ele chegou tarde. (He arrived late.)

·         Você chegou tarde. (You arrived late.)

·         A gente chegou tarde. (We arrived late.)

·         Nós chegamos tarde. (We arrived late.)

·         Eles chegaram tarde. (They arrived late.)

·         Vocês chegaram tarde. (You arrived late)

 Some irregular verbs in the Simple Past:

Examples:

·         Eu fui ao Brasil.(I went to Brazil)

·         Ela foi ao Brasil. (She went to Brazil.)

·         Ele foi ao Brasil. (He went to Brazil.)

·         Você foi ao Brasil. (You went to Brazil.)

·         A gente foi ao Brasil. (We went to Brazil.)

·         Nós fomos  ao Brasil. (We went to Brazil.)

·         Eles foram ao Brasil. (They went to Brazil.)

·         Vocês foram ao Brasil. (You went to Brazil.)

Examples:

·         Eu trouxe o livro.(I brought the book.)

·         Ela trouxe o livro. (She brought the book.)

·         Ele trouxe o livro. (He brought the book.)

·         Você trouxe o livro. (You brought the book.)

·         A gente trouxe o livro. (We brought the book.)

·         Nós trouxemos  o livro. (We brought the book.)

·         Eles trouxeram o livro. (They brought the book.)

·         Vocês trouxeram o livro. (You brought the book.)