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64 CAPLE A2 flashcards across the core themes, studied with real spaced repetition. Elementary (CIPLE): the past tenses (pretérito perfeito & imperfeito) and the patterns that get you talking. Free, no signup, works in your browser.
CAPLE A2 — the CIPLE certificate — is where European Portuguese opens into the past: the pretérito perfeito for completed actions, the imperfeito for habits and description, when to use each, and the high-value patterns (ter de, gostar de, estar a + infinitivo) that move you beyond the present. EverFlip schedules it all with real FSRS spaced repetition. Build on A1 first; your progress saves in your browser and exports to Anki anytime.
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The past (pretérito perfeito)
Study these 28 →- eu faleiI (falar)I spoke / I have spoken
- tu falasteyou (falar)you spoke / you have spoken
- ele falouhe/she (falar)he/she spoke / has spoken
- nós falámoswe (falar) — note the acute á (pt-PT)we spoke / we have spoken
- eles falaramthey (falar)they spoke / they have spoken
- eu comiI (comer) — regular -erI ate / I have eaten
- tu comesteyou (comer)you ate / you have eaten
- ele comeuhe/she (comer)he/she ate / has eaten
- nós comemoswe (comer) — same as the present 'we eat'; only -ar verbs (falámos) mark the past with an accentwe ate / we have eaten
- eles comeramthey (comer)they ate / they have eaten
- eu dormiI (dormir) — regular -irI slept / I have slept
- tu dormisteyou (dormir)you slept / you have slept
- ele dormiuhe/she (dormir)he/she slept / has slept
- nós dormimoswe (dormir)we slept / we have slept
- eles dormiramthey (dormir)they slept / they have slept
- eu fuiI (ser AND ir — same form)I was / I went
- tu fosteyou (ser/ir — identical)you were / you went
- ele foihe/she (ser/ir — identical)he/she was / went
- nós fomoswe (ser/ir — identical)we were / we went
- eles foramthey (ser/ir — identical)they were / they went
- eu tive / tu tiveste / ele teveI/you/he-she (ter) — irregularI had / you had / he-she had
- nós tivemos / eles tiveramwe/they (ter) — irregularwe had / they had
- eu fiz / tu fizeste / ele fezI/you/he-she (fazer) — irregularI did/made / you did / he-she did
- nós fizemos / eles fizeramwe/they (fazer) — irregularwe did/made / they did
- eu estive / tu estiveste / ele esteveI/you/he-she (estar) — irregularI was / you were / he-she was (state/location)
- nós estivemos / eles estiveramwe/they (estar) — irregularwe were / they were
- eu vi / tu viste / ele viuI/you/he-she (ver) — irregularI saw / you saw / he-she saw
- eu dei / tu deste / ele deuI/you/he-she (dar) — irregularI gave / you gave / he-she gave
The past (imperfeito)
Study these 20 →- eu falava / ele falavaI / he/she (falar) — eu and ele share one formI / he / she used to speak / was speaking
- tu falavasyou (falar)you used to speak / were speaking
- nós falávamoswe (falar) — note the acute áwe used to speak / were speaking
- eles falavamthey (falar)they used to speak / were speaking
- eu comia / ele comiaI / he/she (comer) — -er/-ir take -ia; eu and ele share one formI / he / she used to eat / was eating
- tu comiasyou (comer)you used to eat / were eating
- nós comíamoswe (comer) — note the íwe used to eat / were eating
- eles comiamthey (comer)they used to eat / were eating
- eu dormia / nós dormíamosI / we (dormir) — same -ia endings as -erI used to sleep / we used to sleep
- eu era / tu eras / ele eraI/you/he-she (ser) — irregularI was / you were / he-she was
- nós éramos / eles eramwe/they (ser) — irregular, note éwe were / they were
- eu tinha / tu tinhas / ele tinhaI/you/he-she (ter) — irregularI had / you had / he-she had
- nós tínhamos / eles tinhamwe/they (ter) — irregular, note íwe had / they had
- eu ia / tu ias / ele iaI/you/he-she (ir) — irregularI used to go / was going
- nós íamos / eles iamwe/they (ir) — irregular, note íwe used to go / they used to go
- eu vinha / tu vinhas / ele vinhaI/you/he-she (vir) — irregularI used to come / was coming
- nós vínhamos / eles vinhamwe/they (vir) — irregular, note íwe used to come / they used to come
- Ontem comprei pão. (perfeito)perfeito = one completed actionYesterday I bought bread — a single, finished event
- Quando era criança, comia muito pão. (imperfeito)imperfeito = habit / description / ongoing backgroundWhen I was a child, I used to eat a lot of bread — a repeated/habitual past
- Eu dormia quando ela chegou.imperfeito (background) + perfeito (interrupting event)I was sleeping when she arrived — ongoing scene cut by a completed action
A2 patterns
Study these 16 →- ter de / ter que + infinitivoto have to (do something) — obligationTenho de trabalhar = I have to work
- poder + infinitivoto be able to / can (do something)Podes ajudar? = Can you help?
- querer + infinitivoto want to (do something)Quero aprender = I want to learn
- gostar de + infinitivo / nometo like (doing something / a thing) — needs 'de'Gosto de café = I like coffee
- estar a + infinitivoto be doing — pt-PT present continuous (NOT estar + gerúndio)Estou a comer = I'm eating
- ir + infinitivogoing to (do something) — near futureVou sair = I'm going to go out
- acabar de + infinitivoto have just (done something)Acabei de comer = I've just eaten
- há + tempo(time) agoHá dois anos = Two years ago
- gostava de + infinitivoI would like to — polite wish (imperfeito of gostar)Gostava de viajar = I'd like to travel
- é preciso + infinitivoit's necessary to — impersonalÉ preciso estudar = One needs to study
- demasiadotoo / too much / too manyÉ demasiado caro = It's too expensive
- bastanteenough / quite (a lot)Tenho bastante tempo = I have enough time
- muito / muita / muitos / muitasa lot of / many — agrees in gender & numberMuitas pessoas = many people
- tambémalso / too — agreeing with a positiveEu também = Me too
- também nãoneither / not either — agreeing with a negativeEu também não = Me neither
- muito + adjetivovery (intensifier, invariable before an adjective)Está muito frio = It's very cold