The simple form of the Pretérito Mais-que-Perfeito may sound rare in speech, but it’s a staple of written Portuguese—especially in formal or literary contexts.
Pretérito Mais que Perfeito Simples
LEVEL B1 Intermediate TOPIC Verbs past tense
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B1Intermediate
Verbscompound tenses
Portuguese Past Perfect: Pretérito Mais-que-Perfeito
The Portuguese equivalent of the English Past Perfect is called Pretérito Mais-que-Perfeito, and it’s used to express an action that happened in the past…
B1Intermediate
Verbscompound tenses
Pretérito Mais que Perfeito Composto
Portuguese has a tense for actions that occurred prior to other past events: the Pretérito Mais-que-Perfeito. While it comes in two forms, only one…
B1Intermediate
Verbscompound tenses
Tenho estado motivado
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B1Intermediate
Verbscompound tenses
Ele tem sonhado muito
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A2+Upper Beginner
Verbsirp. perfeitopast tense
Fui ver um filme ao cinema
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A2+Upper Beginner
Verbsirp. perfeitopast tense
Talking About the Past in Portuguese with ir: A Pretérito Perfeito Shortcut
When you start talking about the past in Portuguese, you quickly run into a practical problem: you want to describe lots of different activities,…
