The Pretérito Perfeito Composto in Portuguese expresses actions that have been happening recently and may still be ongoing.
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B1Intermediate
Verbscompound tensesp. perfeito
Pretérito Perfeito Simples vs Composto in Portuguese
In short, the Pretérito Perfeito Simples is used to describe complete actions, whereas the Pretérito Perfeito Composto (also known as the Preterite) conveys an ongoing temporal quality, particularly when something has been…
B1Intermediate
Verbscompound tenses
Tenho estado motivado
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B1Intermediate
Verbscompound tenses
Ele tem sonhado muito
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B1Intermediate
Verbscompound tenses
Portuguese Past Perfect: Pretérito Mais-que-Perfeito
The Portuguese equivalent of the English Past Perfect is called Pretérito Mais-que-Perfeito, and it’s used to express an action that happened in the past…
B1Intermediate
Verbscompound tenses
Pretérito Mais que Perfeito Composto
Portuguese has a tense for actions that occurred prior to other past events: the Pretérito Mais-que-Perfeito. While it comes in two forms, only one…
A2+Upper Beginner
Verbsirp. perfeitopast tense
Fui ver um filme ao cinema
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