Unit 11 · The pastA2Lesson 5 of 5: Already & not yet
Already and not yet in European Portuguese
This is the last of 5 lessons in Unit 11, The past (O fim de semana passado), an A2 unit in which you say what you did yesterday, last weekend and last year. The new words are fiz (I did), fizeste (you did), vi (I saw) and 5 more, practised in 10 example sentences. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Ontem, na semana passada, há dois dias” and “The past: -ar, -er and -ir verbs”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
fiz | I didPast of fazer: fiz, fizeste, fez, fizemos, fizeram. |
fizeste | you did |
vi | I sawPast of ver: vi, viste, viu, vimos, viram. |
já | alreadyIn questions it means "yet" or "ever": Já comeste? = Have you eaten yet? |
ainda não | not yet |
há dois dias | two days agoHá + time = ago: há uma semana, há um ano. |
dei | I gavePast of dar: dei, deste, deu, demos, deram. |
pude | I couldPast of poder: pude, pudeste, pôde, pudemos, puderam. |
Example sentences
- O que é que tu fizeste no fim de semana?What did you do at the weekend?Fizeste = you did (tu), from fazer.
- Eu não fiz nada.I didn't do anything.Portuguese uses a double negative: não… nada.
- Tu já viste este filme?Have you seen this film?"Have you seen…?" is the simple past in Portuguese, often with já.
- Eu ainda não almocei.I haven't had lunch yet.Almoçar → almocei: the ç becomes c before e.
- Eu já fiz o jantar.I've already made dinner.
- O Pedro chegou há dois dias.Pedro arrived two days ago.Há + time = ago.
- Eu vi a Marta há uma semana.I saw Marta a week ago.
- Eu dei um livro ao meu irmão.I gave my brother a book.You give a someone: ao meu irmão = to my brother.
- Eu não pude ir ontem.I couldn't go yesterday.
- A Ana não pôde vir à festa.Ana couldn't come to the party.Pôde (she could) has an accent. Pode (she can) is the present. Vir = to come.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 11: The past: