< Portuguese Grammar

Present Perfect

The Present Perfect (verb tense) is used to talk about action that’s on-going: what has been happening.

For example, to say things like “I’ve been working every weekend” the Present Perfect is the way to go.

Just use TER + the past participle of any verb. TER is always in the present tense.

eu > Eu tenho trabalhado todo dia. (I've been working every day.)

você > Você tem treinado? (Have you been training?)

ele/ela > Ela tem saído muito! (She's been going out a lot!)