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pretérito

English

preterite

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Examples of how to use "pretérito" in Portuguese

Portuguese
O verbo está no pretérito.
English
The verb is in the past tense.
Portuguese
O professor explicou o pretérito ontem.
English
The teacher explained the past tense yesterday.
Portuguese
No exercício, conjugue o verbo no pretérito.
English
In the exercise, conjugate the verb in the past tense.
Portuguese
Ela reconheceu o erro no pretérito composto.
English
She recognized the mistake in the present perfect tense.
Portuguese
Aprendemos o pretérito simples naquela aula.
English
We learned the simple past tense in that class.
Portuguese
Você lembra do uso do pretérito?
English
Do you remember the use of the past tense?

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O verbo está no pretérito.

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