Bloqueei o celular antes de denunciar o crime.

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Breakdown of Bloqueei o celular antes de denunciar o crime.

• o celular: the cell phone
• o crime: the crime
• bloquear: to block

Questions & Answers about Bloqueei o celular antes de denunciar o crime.

Why is there no eu in Bloqueei o celular?

Because Portuguese often omits the subject pronoun when the verb already makes the subject clear.

• bloqueei = I blocked / I locked
• The -ei ending shows it is 1st person singular: I

So Bloqueei o celular is a natural way to say I blocked/locked the cellphone without saying eu.

You could say Eu bloqueei o celular, but it usually adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

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What tense is bloqueei?

Bloqueei is the pretérito perfeito of bloquear.

It means a completed action in the past:

• bloqueio = I block / I am blocking
• bloqueei = I blocked / I locked

In this sentence, it shows that the action was finished before the next action happened.

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Why is it antes de denunciar and not just antes denunciar?

Because in Portuguese, antes normally takes the preposition de before a verb in the infinitive.

So:

• antes de denunciar = before reporting
• antes de sair = before leaving
• antes de dormir = before sleeping

So antes denunciar would sound wrong here.

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