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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Portuguese. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the past form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: ver |
| To write: escrever |
| To love: amar |
| To give: dar |
| To play: jogar |
| To read: ler |
| To understand: entender |
| To have: ter |
| To know: saber |
| To learn: aprender |
| To think: pensar |
| To work: trabalhar |
| To speak: falar |
| To drive: conduzir |
| To smile: sorrir |
| To find: encontrar |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the past tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I saw you: Eu vi-te |
| I wrote with a pen: Eu escrevi com uma caneta |
| You loved apples: Tu adoras-te maçãs |
| You gave money: Tu deste dinheiro |
| You played tennis: Tu jogaste ténis |
| He read (past) a book: Ele leu um livro |
| He understood me: Ele compreendeu-me |
| She had a cat: Ela teve um gato |
| She knew my friend: Ela conhecia o meu amigo |
| We wanted to learn: Nós quisemos aprender |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Nós achámos o espanhol fácil |
| You (plural) worked here: Vocês trabalharam aqui |
| You (plural) spoke French: Vocês falaram francês |
| They drove a car: Eles conduziram um carro |
| They smiled: Eles sorriram |
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