When do I use the Imperfeito versus perfeito tense when I'm speaking in the past?
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O pretérito perfeito ou passado perfeito expressa uma ação concluída, que ocorreu no passado:
Ex ¹: Eu fui às compras ontem.
O pretérito imperfeito ou passado imperfeito expressa uma ação que ocorria quando outra ocorreu, ou uma ação habitual no passado:
Ex ²: Eu fazia compras quando o assalto ocorreu.
Ex ³: No ano passado, eu fazia compras naquele shopping.
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Pretérito Perfeito happens when you're talking about something in the past, that is clearly over by now.
Pretério Imperfeito (i.e. Presente do Passado) is something in the past that has a correlation with the present, like a recurrent habit or something that unleash a set of events.
I found this on Google:
http://www.easyportuguese.com/Portuguese-Lessons/Imperfect.html
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