The simple past — for completed actions.

• 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