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Pluperfect & Compound Tenses

ter + past participle

Compound perfect: ter + past participle

'have done'.

📊 Compound tenses (ter + participle)
Tense Auxiliary Example
present perfect tenho tenho falado
pluperfect tinha tinha falado
future perfect terei terei falado
conditional perfect teria teria falado
💬 Examples
Tenho falado com ele.
I have been talking with him.
📝 ter + participle (ongoing perfect)
Tinha comido.
I had eaten.
📝 tinha + participle = pluperfect
Pluperfect: tinha + participle

'had done'.

💬 Examples
Já tinha saído quando chegou.
He had already left when (you) arrived.
📝 tinha saído = pluperfect
Eles tinham terminado.
They had finished.
📝 Pluperfect
Past participles, some irregular

-ado/-ido; feito, dito, visto, posto.

💬 Examples
Tenho feito muito.
I have done a lot.
📝 fazer → feito (irregular)
Tinha dito a verdade.
I had told the truth.
📝 dizer → dito