Breakdown of Já escolhemos o destino para as férias.
para
to / for
as férias
the holidays
já
already
escolher
to choose
Questions & Answers about Já escolhemos o destino para as férias.
How can we tell that escolhemos is in the past tense here?
For regular verbs ending in -er like escolher, the "we" form is exactly the same in both the present tense and the simple past tense. The time word já (already) is your main clue that the action is completed, so it means "we already chose" rather than "we choose".
Does já always have to go right before the verb?
Usually, yes. In English, we often put "already" at the very end of the sentence ("We chose the destination already"). However, in Portuguese, placing já directly before the verb (Já escolhemos) is the most natural and standard word order.
Why does the sentence use the plural as férias for the singular English word "vacation"?