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The simple past tense (Pretérito Perfeito Simples) of **querer** (to want) and **vir** (to come) is highly irregular.

Notice that for **querer**, the *eu* and *ele/ela/você* forms are identical. For **vir**, the stem changes significantly across the forms.

| Pronoun | Querer (to want) | Vir (to come) |
|---|---|---|
| Eu | quis | vim |
| Tu | quiseste | vieste |
| Ele / Ela / Você | quis | veio |
| Nós | quisemos | viemos |
| Eles / Elas / Vocês | quiseram | vieram |

### Querer

Use the past tense of **querer** to express past desires, intentions, or (in the negative) a refusal. You will often use it alongside nouns like **a visita** (the visit) and **o motivo** (the reason).

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When discussing intentions, you might also use the verbs **tentar** (to try) and **conseguir** (to manage).

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### Vir

The past tense of **vir** is used to talk about who arrived or came to a place.

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You can use the word **junto** to describe people arriving or traveling "together".

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### Bringing It Together

When discussing plans, events, or **o convidado** (the guest), you will frequently combine these two verbs. You can also use the adverb **afinal** (after all) to summarize a situation or express a change in expectations.

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Past tense of querer and vir

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

prep

preposition

pron

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)

Subject pronouns and negation (eu, não)

Yes/no questions and question words (quem, o que)

Plural pronouns, articles, and verbs (somos, são, os, as)

Origin and possession (de, do, da)

Introductions (chamar-se)

Indefinite articles (um, uma, uns, umas)

The verb to be for locations (estar)

Contrasting the two verbs to be (ser vs. estar)

Preposition for locations (em, no, na)

Numbers 0 to 10 (zero, um, dois)

The verb to have (tenho, tem)

Regular -ar verbs (falar, trabalhar)

Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)

Regular -ir verbs (abrir, partir)

My, your, and our (o meu, a nossa)

His, hers, and theirs (dele, dela)

Adjective agreement and placement

Days of the week (segunda-feira)

Months of the year (janeiro)

Counting by tens to 100 (trinta, quarenta...)

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Asking about time (quando, a que horas)

The verb to go (ir)

Prepositions of direction (a, para)

Preposition a contractions (ao, à, aos, às)

Prepositions of place (ao lado de, em frente de...)

Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)

Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)

Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)

Plurals ending in -ão (-ões, -ãos, -ães)

Plurals ending in consonants (-ns, -is, -es)

The verb to like (gostar de)

The verb to need (precisar de)

The verb to want (querer)

The verb can or may (poder)

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)

Quantifiers (muito, pouco)

Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)

Equality comparisons (tão... como)

The preposition com (comigo, contigo)

Coordinating conjunctions (e, mas, ou, porque)

The preposition por (pelo, pela)

Double negation (nunca, nada, ninguém)

Present continuous (estar a)

Near future (ir)

Past tense of regular -ar verbs

Past tense of regular -er and -ir verbs

Past tense of ser and ir (fui, foi)

Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)

Pronoun placement with negatives and questions

Greetings and courtesy (bom dia, obrigado)

Physical states with ter (ter fome, ter frio)

Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)

Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)

Money and shopping (custar, a moeda)

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Weather and seasons (faz calor, o inverno)

Omitting the subject pronoun

Where things are: ficar (Onde fica...?)

Richer questions: que + noun and é que

Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

First-person sound changes (durmo, prefiro)

Advice and ability: dever and saber

Asking why: porquê and porque

When one thing happens: quando-clauses

Here and there: aqui, aí, ali (cá e lá)

Formal and plural possessives: o seu, o vosso

Irregular presents: ver, vir, dar

Present irregulars

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Stem-changing reflexives

Attached object pronouns (-lo, -la, -los, -las)

Nasal attached pronouns (-no, -na, -nos, -nas)

Pronoun placement with adverbs

Past tense of fazer, dizer, and trazer

Past tense of ter, estar, poder, and saber

Past tense of ver, dar, and ler

Past tense reflexive verbs (-se)

Time elapsed in the past (há)

Already and not yet (já, ainda não)

Question	Answer
the visit	a visita
I didn't want the visit, but he came today.	Não quis a visita, mas ele veio hoje.
the reason	o motivo
Did you want to hide the reason for the visit?	Quiseste esconder o motivo da visita?
Nobody came here, and I don't know why.	Ninguém veio cá e não sei porquê.
to try	tentar
They try to explain the reason, but we didn't want to listen.	Eles tentam explicar o motivo, mas não quisemos ouvir.
to manage / to get / obtain	conseguir
I wanted to sleep in this room, but I can't.	Quis dormir neste quarto, mas não consigo.
to let know	avisar
She tries to let me know, but she didn't come to dinner.	Ela tenta avisar-me, mas não veio ao jantar.
the guest	o convidado
You must let the guest know that the party is starting.	Deves avisar o convidado que a festa começa.
to accept	aceitar
The guests wanted to eat the cake and now they are accepting the dessert.	Os convidados quiseram comer o bolo e agora aceitam a sobremesa.
the intention	a intenção
She wanted the present because she understands my intention.	Ela quis o presente porque compreende a minha intenção.
after all	afinal
After all, at what time did they come from the beach?	Afinal, a que horas vieram da praia?
After all, he wanted to see the movie, but he didn't come.	Afinal, ele quis ver o filme, mas não veio.
together	junto
We came together on that bus.	Viemos juntos naquele autocarro.
The guests wanted to travel together.	Os convidados quiseram viajar juntos.
After all, that friend's visit is fantastic.	Afinal, a visita daquele amigo é fantástica.
They came today with the intention of letting the doctor know.	Vieram hoje com a intenção de avisar o médico.
He wanted to read the document, but he can't find his glasses.	Ele quis ler o documento, mas não consegue encontrar os óculos.
She didn't want to accept anything, and I don't know why.	Ela não quis aceitar nada e não sei porquê.
We didn't want to invite anyone to the party.	Não quisemos convidar ninguém para a festa.
You must not try to hide that girl's secret.	Não deves tentar esconder o segredo daquela rapariga.