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Era só ter perguntado.

You only had to ask.

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Era1verbwasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.sóadverbonly, justter1verbto haveinfinitiveperguntadoverbaskedperguntar · participle · masc. · sing..
  • Era → ter: era só + infinitive
  • ter → perguntado: compound infinitive

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    Era só + infinitive = all you had to do was… Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →