葡萄牙語過去式 – 以英語為基礎的用法一覽表

In this article, we will look at the Portuguese equivalents of the English Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect tenses.

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這裡有一些類似的讀物 展示 和 未來 時態：
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我將使用動詞 dormir (sleep) 對於以下所有範例：

一般過去式

There are two Past tenses* that often map onto the English Past simple, namely the Preterite (Pretérito Perfeito) 和 Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfeito).

這常常讓母語沒有這種時態細微差別（包括英語）的學習者感到困惑。然後讓我們試著理解它。

* These are technically called “verb aspects” as there’s only one Past tense.

Preterite – Completed Actions

We use the Preterite to talk about past actions that are completed and well delimited in time: 

如你在上面看到的，Preterite (dormiu) 翻譯成過去簡單 (slept） 用英語。

Further, we can also use a compound verb structure with the auxiliary verb estar in the Preterite followed by the preposition a and the action verb in the Infinitive without any substantial change in meaning:

Finally, note that we also use the Preterite in situations where, in English, we use the Present Perfect: