This is the most important past tense in Portuguese. We use the Pretérito Perfeito to talk about actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past. It is a "done deal".

When to use it: Look for these time markers. If you see them, you usually need this tense:

How it works: Just like in the Present, Regular verbs follow a pattern based on their ending (-AR, -ER, -IR). However, this tense has some famous "Rebels" (Irregular verbs) that change completely, like Ser and Ir.

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