Forneceste

Forneceste is the second-person singular preterite form of the Portuguese verb fornecer, meaning to provide or supply. The form is used with the pronoun tu and denotes a completed action in the past, such as “you provided” or “you supplied.” In European Portuguese and in some Brazilian dialects that maintain the informal tu, forneceste is common in narration or informal speech; in many Brazilian varieties, the second-person is rendered with você, producing forneceu instead (for example, você forneceu).

Conjugation overview for the verb fornecer in the preterite tense includes: eu forneci, tu forneceste, ele/ela forneceu, nós fornecemos, vós fornecestes, eles forneceram. Note that the vós form is archaic or regional and rarely used in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese.

Usage notes: Forneceste marks a completed past action of supplying or furnishing something. It is not typically used to describe ongoing states; for that sense, formaríamos com outros tempos, such as o pretérito perfeito com você forneceu ou o imperfeito, depending on context.

Examples: Tu forneceste os documentos na sexta-feira passada. Ela forneceu as informações solicitadas. Em muitos contextos modernos do Brasil, você forneceu é a forma mais comum para dizer “you provided.”

See also: fornecer, fornecimento, conjugação verbal.