Unit 11 · The pastA2Lesson 3 of 5: Eating & going out
Past tense: eating and going out in European Portuguese
This is lesson 3 of 5 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. It teaches 8 words and phrases, including comi (I ate), comeste (you ate) and bebi (I drank), and uses them in 10 example sentences. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Fui: ser and ir share the past” and “Já and ainda não”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
comi | I atePast of comer: comi, comeste, comeu, comemos, comeram. |
comeste | you ate |
bebi | I drank |
saí | I went outPast of sair: saí, saíste, saiu, saímos, saíram. |
dormi | I slept |
conheci | I metPast of conhecer: to meet someone for the first time. |
partir | to leaveFor trains, buses and planes. Partir also means "to break": Parti um copo. |
no ano passadoalso o ano passado | last year |
Example sentences
- Eu comi bacalhau ao almoço.I had salt cod for lunch.Ao almoço = for lunch. Ao jantar = for dinner.
- O que é que tu comeste?What did you eat?-er verbs: comi (I ate), comeste (you ate).
- Ontem à noite eu dormi muito mal.Last night I slept really badly.
- No sábado nós saímos com amigos.On Saturday we went out with friends.For -er and -ir verbs, "we" is the same in the present and the past: saímos, comemos.
- Eu conheci a Inês no ano passado.I met Inês last year.In the past, conhecer means "to meet" someone for the first time.
- Hoje eu bebi três cafés.Today I drank three coffees.You can also tomar a coffee: Eu tomei três cafés.
- Tu dormiste bem?Did you sleep well?-ir verbs: dormi (I slept), dormiste (you slept).
- Eles saíram de casa às oito.They left home at eight.Sair de = to leave a place.
- O comboio para o Porto partiu às nove.The train to Porto left at nine.
- O Miguel viveu dois anos em Inglaterra.Miguel lived in England for two years.Use this past for a period that is over: viveu dois anos.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 11: The past: