Break Free from the Tyranny of the Present Tense.

Sooner or later you’ll have to grapple with it…

It is common for language learners to have trouble discerning between the Portuguese Perfect and Imperfect tenses, aka Pretérito Perfeito and Pretérito Imperfeito.

Typically, students face this challenge somewhere around the transition between A1 and A2 beginner levels. If you are at that stage, this course is right for you.

See, we all want to be able to talk about basic things like what we did during the weekend or where we used to live five years ago. And we want to accomplish that as soon as possible.

Put another way, coming to terms with the Portuguese Past tense is a crucial milestone in anyone’s language-learning journey.

After taking this course, you’ll be able to clearly identify the situations and contexts calling for either the Perfect or Imperfect Past tenses.

Here’s how the course is structured:

INTRO

  • Overview of the Portuguese Past tense
  • Why is it tricky for most learners?

PERFEITO

  • Usage
  • Regular conjugation
  • Irregular cases

IMPERFEITO

  • Usage 1
  • Usage 2
  • Conjugation

WRAPPING UP

  • Summary and practical cases
  • Exercises

COMPLEMENTARY READ

  • In-depth article: Perfeito vs. Imperfeito

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