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| Mike_Mike! Newbie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5185 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Portuguese | Message 1 of 2 13 March 2010 at 1:00am | IP Logged |
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Hello, I'm new to this site but, I'm learning Portuguese and I have trouble with the
imperfect tense. It seems easy enough but, I have trouble determining when to use it especially the words estava, era, and fui since they all can mean "Was" in English. Can anyone tell me the rules or times when I should use the imperfect tense? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| giauch Newbie Brazil Joined 5252 days ago 2 posts - 3 votes Speaks: Portuguese* | Message 2 of 2 13 March 2010 at 10:33pm | IP Logged |
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Hello!!!!
Imperfect tense in Portuguese denotes past time (pretérito imperfeito). Concerning your question: the verb “to be” means “ser” or “estar”, so look at: 1)estava – Ex: I was in my home this morning. Eu estava, tu estavas, ele estava, nós estávamos, vós estáveis, eles estavam 2)era – Ex: I moved because my apartment was very old. Eu era, tu eras, ele era, nós éramos, vós éreis, eles eram 3) fui – Ex: I went to the my uncle’s house last weekend. Eu fui, tu foste, ele foi, nós fomos, vós fostes, eles foram My tip: ‘tu” e “vós” are unusual on the streets (daily), so to learn portuguese as second language I suggest more attention in the others personal pronouns. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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