Praticaste

Praticaste is the second-person singular pretérito perfeito do indicativo of the Portuguese verb praticar, meaning to practice, to train, or to perform regularly. It marks a completed action of practicing in the past and is used with the pronoun tu in dialects that use this form.

Conjugation and form: In the pretérito perfeito do indicativo, the full paradigm for praticar is: eu pratiquei, tu praticaste, ele praticou, nós praticámos, vós praticastes, eles praticaram. The form praticaste specifically corresponds to the second-person singular past tense.

Usage and regional variation: Praticaste is standard in European Portuguese and in some Brazilian regional varieties that retain the informal tu conjugation. In many parts of Brazil, the more common past-tense equivalent with the pronoun você is praticou (i.e., você praticou), as the pronoun tu is less prevalent. In regions where tu is used, praticaste may appear in everyday speech or literature, while in others it may be primarily encountered in formal or archaic contexts.

Etymology: The verb praticar comes from Latin practicāre, from the root praxis (practice) and is related to the concept of applying skill or habit. The form praticaste is the typical second-person singular ending in the pretérito perfeito for -ar verbs in Portuguese.

Examples: Ontem praticaste o piano por uma hora. Tu praticaste o esporte com regularidade durante o verão. In Brazilian Portuguese, you would more commonly hear você praticou o piano ontem, but tu praticaste can be found in certain dialects or formal texts.