"pretérito imperfeito" meaning in Portuguese

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          "word": "pretérito perfeito"
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        "(grammar) past continuous"
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      "word": "pretérito perfeito"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretérito mais-que-perfeito"
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  ],
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  ],
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        "(grammar) past continuous"
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