ficou surpreso que

was surprised that

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was surprised that Used to introduce something that surprised someone. The subject is masculine singular; other forms include ficou surpresa que and ficaram surpresos que. More natural alternatives can include “ficou surpreso com o fato de que” or “ficou surpreso ao saber que.”

PO: Tom ficou surpreso que Mary não fosse pontual.

EN: Tom was surprised that Mary was not punctual.

Tom não ficou surpreso que Mary não tivesse feito isso.

Tom wasn't surprised that Mary hadn't done it.

Tom ficou surpreso que Mary não fosse pontual.

Tom was surprised that Mary wasn't punctual.

Você não ficou surpreso que o Tom fez aquilo, não é?

You weren’t surprised that Tom did that, were you?

Tom não ficou surpreso que Mary não fazia isso.

Tom wasn't surprised that Mary didn't do that.

Tom ficou surpreso que Mary não gostasse de John.

Tom was surprised that Mary didn't like John.

Tom não ficou surpreso que Mary não tinha feito isso.

Tom wasn't surprised that Mary hadn't done it.

Tom ficou surpreso que Mary não estava na hora.

Tom was surprised that Mary wasn't on time.