- Complete the sentence: "Ontem eu ___ futebol com meus amigos." (jogar)
Answer: joguei
For 'eu', -ar verbs end in -ei in the pretérito perfeito. 'Jogar' changes g to gu before e, so the form is 'joguei'. 'Jogei' skips that spelling change.
- Choose the correct Portuguese translation: "Last night I went to the movies."
Answer: Ontem à noite eu fui ao cinema.
'Fui' is the pretérito perfeito of 'ir' for 'eu', and it fits a single finished event last night. 'Ia' is the imperfect. It means 'was going' or 'used to go', not 'went'.
- Choose the correct English translation: "Hoje de manhã eles chegaram atrasados."
Answer: This morning they arrived late.
'Chegaram' is the pretérito perfeito for 'eles', so the meaning is 'they arrived'. Reading it as 'will arrive' confuses -aram (past) with -arão (future).
- Which sentence is written correctly?
Answer: Ontem ela fez um bolo de chocolate.
'Fazer' is irregular in the pretérito perfeito: eu fiz, ela fez. So 'ela fez' is correct. 'Fazeu' wrongly applies the regular -er ending, as in 'comeu', to an irregular verb.
- Which time expression best completes the sentence? "Eu viajei para o Rio ___."
Answer: no mês passado
'Viajei' is a completed past action, so it needs a past marker such as 'no mês passado' (last month). 'Na semana que vem' looks similar, but it means 'next week', which is future.
