Past tense of regular -ar verbs

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yesterday
ontem
Yesterday, I spoke with the teacher (m).
Ontem, falei com o professor.
to arrive
chegar
She arrived yesterday.
Ela chegou ontem.
to look for / to seek to, to try to
procurar
I looked for the book yesterday.
Procurei o livro ontem.
already
Did they already arrive?
Eles já chegaram?
to ask
perguntar
I already asked the doctor (m).
Já perguntei ao médico.
She asked what we bought.
Ela perguntou o que nós comprámos.
past / last
passado
We worked in this building last month.
Nós trabalhámos neste prédio no mês passado.
Did you buy that car last year?
Compraste aquele carro no ano passado?
to call
ligar
the day before yesterday
anteontem
They called the office the day before yesterday.
Eles ligaram para o escritório anteontem.
You (pl.) walked with me the day before yesterday.
Vocês caminharam comigo anteontem.
to explain
explicar
The teacher (f) explained the problem.
A professora explicou o problema.
He called because he arrived early.
Ele ligou porque chegou cedo.
to find
encontrar
We looked for the cat, but we did not find anything.
Nós procurámos o gato, mas não encontrámos nada.
I found the key yesterday.
Encontrei a chave ontem.
Did you already explain the problem?
Já explicaste o problema?
again
outra vez
I explain again.
Eu explico outra vez.
He asks again.
Ele pergunta outra vez.
until
até
I work until six.
Eu trabalho até às seis.
I wait until Saturday.
Eu espero até sábado.
there (near you)
Do you have the book there?
Tens aí o livro?
The mobile phone is there.
O telemóvel está aí.
there (far off)
He lives there.
Ele mora lá.
I am not going there.
Eu não vou lá.

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