Portuguese conjugation explanation

Preterite European vs. Brazilian forms

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The first person plural form of the preterite tense is different in the two dialects. The correct ending is <span style="font-style: italic"><strong>-ámos</strong></span> in European Portuguese and <span style="font-style: italic"><strong>-amos</strong></span> (the same as in the present tense) in Brazilian Portuguese.

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eu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">fiquei<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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tu

</span>ficaste

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ele

</span>ficou

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nós

</span>ficamos <img src="/static/main/images/flags/brazil.png" title="Brazilian"></span>

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nós

</span>ficámos <img src="/static/main/images/flags/portugal.png" title="European"></span>

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vós

</span>ficastes

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eles

</span>ficaram

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