A2 · Finished actions: fui, estive, tive, quis, fiz
Yesterday — pretérito
Pretérito is a closed door: it happened, it's done. I went, I was (for a stretch), I had, I wanted, I did. Ser and ir share the whole set: fui, foste, foi. Right-now action in Portugal is still estar a + infinitive — ontem is this page.
ele/você take the same form. eles/vocês too.
ser
to be — I was (identity, event)
Same forms as ir. Context decides: fui professor vs fui ao café.
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Pretérito
ir
to go — I went
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Pretérito
estar
to be — I was (state, place)
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Pretérito
ter
to have — I had
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Pretérito
fazer
to do / make — I did
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Pretérito