Breakdown of Eu corria com a equipa da escola.
eu
I
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
a escola
the school
com
with
Questions & Answers about Eu corria com a equipa da escola.
Why does this sentence use corria instead of the past tense corri?
Corria is the Pretérito Imperfeito (Imperfect past tense) of the verb correr (to run). We use the Imperfeito here because it describes a repeated or habitual action in the past ("used to run"). If you used corri (Pretérito Perfeito), it would mean you ran once on a specific, completed occasion ("I ran").
What is the ending for regular -er verbs in this tense, and does it share a form with other pronouns?
For regular -er and -ir verbs in the Imperfeito, you drop the infinitive ending and add -ia for eu (I), giving us corria. Conveniently, the 1st person (eu) and the 3rd person (ele, ela, você) share the exact same form in this tense. So, ela corria means "she used to run."
Is it always equipa? I feel like I have seen the word spelled differently.
In European Portuguese, the word for "team" is indeed equipa (a feminine noun). You might be thinking of equipe, which is the standard spelling and pronunciation used in Brazilian Portuguese. Since you are learning European Portuguese, always stick to equipa!
Why do we say da escola instead of just de escola?