past simple · Passado simples
Ação concluída no passado, em um momento definido. Regulares terminam em -ed; muitos verbos comuns são irregulares e a mesma forma serve para todas as pessoas.
| Ieu | youvocê(s) | he/sheele/ela | wenós | theyeles/elas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to beser/estar | was | were | was | were | were |
| to haveter | had | had | had | had | had |
| to do/makefazer | did | did | did | did | did |
| to goir | went | went | went | went | went |
| to comevir | came | came | came | came | came |
| to wantquerer | wanted | wanted | wanted | wanted | wanted |
| can / be able topoder | could | could | could | could | could |
| to saydizer | said | said | said | said | said |
| to seever | saw | saw | saw | saw | saw |
| to knowsaber | knew | knew | knew | knew | knew |
| to eatcomer | ate | ate | ate | ate | ate |
| to drinkbeber | drank | drank | drank | drank | drank |
| to speakfalar | spoke | spoke | spoke | spoke | spoke |
| to liveviver | lived | lived | lived | lived | lived |
| to worktrabalhar | worked | worked | worked | worked | worked |
| to studyestudar | studied | studied | studied | studied | studied |
| to buycomprar | bought | bought | bought | bought | bought |
| to givedar | gave | gave | gave | gave | gave |
| to taketomar | took | took | took | took | took |
| to loveamar | loved | loved | loved | loved | loved |
| to writeescrever | wrote | wrote | wrote | wrote | wrote |
| to readler | read | read | read | read | read |
| to sleepdormir | slept | slept | slept | slept | slept |
| to thinkpensar | thought | thought | thought | thought | thought |