eu afastei

I moved away, I stepped back

→ afastar
afast move away + ei 1st-person singular past
verb · first singular · past indicative Rare #40,163
I moved away, I stepped back Simple past (pretérito perfeito), first person singular.
PO: Eu afastei a cadeira para abrir a porta.
EN: I moved the chair away to open the door.
Conjugation of afastar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First afastei —
Third afastou —

Afastei a cortina e olhei para fora.

I pulled back the curtain and looked outside.

Eu lentamente me afastei.

I slowly walked away.

E depois de um tempo, eu me afastei dela.

And after a while, I distanced myself from her.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

Eu afastei a cortina e olhei para fora.

I pulled back the curtain and looked outside.