Compound Tenses (Tempos
Compostos)
The compound tenses in Portuguese are formed with the auxiliary
verbs ter to
have or haver
to
have and the past
passive participle. The forms with haver are limited to
the written language only.
Note that the participle is invariable and never agree in number neither
in gender with the Subject of the Verb,
cf.:
Eles têm vindo. They (men) have
come.
Elas têm vindo. They (women) have come.
Unlike in English, the compound temporal form is never to be divided by
an adverb. One may say:
Nunca hei visto or Não hei visto nunca. I
have never seen.
Non-Finite
Verbal Forms
| |
I
|
II
|
III
|
| Perfect
Infinitive (Inf. Impessoal Composto) |
ter amado
|
ter vendido
|
ter partido
|
| Perfect
Gerund (Gerúndio Composto) |
tendo amado
|
tendo vendido
|
tendo partido
|
Finite
Verbal Forms
| |
Present
Perfect Indicative
(Préterito Perfeito Composto do
Indicativo) |
Sg. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
tenho
tens
tem |
 |
amado
vendido
partido |
| |
|
Pl. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
temos
tendes
têm |
| |
Formation:
the present indicative of ter (haver) + the past passive participle. |
| |
Pluperfect
Compound Indicative
(Prét. Mais-que-parfeito Comp. do
Indicativo) |
Sg. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
tinha
tinhas
tinha |
|
amado
vendido
partido |
| |
|
Pl. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
tinhamos
tinheis
tinham |
| |
Formation:
the imperfect indicative of ter (haver) + the past passive participle. |
| |
Future
Perfect Indicative
(Futuro Perfeito do Indicativo) |
Sg. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
terei
terás
terá |
|
amado
vendido
partido |
| |
|
Pl. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
teremos
tereis
terão |
| |
Formation:
the future indicative of ter (haver) + the past passive participle. |
| |
Present
Perfect Subjunctive
(Perfeito Composto do Conjuntivo) |
Sg. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
(que) tenha
(que) tenhas
(que) tenha |
|
amado
vendido
partido |
| |
|
Pl. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
(que) tenhamos
(que) tenhais
(que) tenham |
| |
Formation:
the present subjunctive of ter (haver) + the past passive participle. |
| |
Pluperfect
Compound Subjunctive
(Préterito Mais-que-parfeito Comp.
do Conj.) |
Sg. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
(que) tivesse
(que) tivesses
(que) tivesse |
|
amado
vendido
partido |
| |
|
Pl. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
(que) tivessemos
(que) tivesseis
(que) tivessem |
| |
Formation:
the imperfect subjunctive of ter (haver) + the past passive participle. |
| |
Future
Perfect Subjunctive
(Futuro Perfeito do Conjuntivo) |
Sg. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
(que) tiver
(que) tiveres
(que) tiver |
|
amado
vendido
partido |
| |
|
Pl. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
(que) tivermos
(que) tiverdes
(que) tiverem |
| |
Formation:
the future subjunctive of ter (haver) + the past passive participle. |
| |
Perfect
Conditional
(Condicional Pretérito) |
Sg. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
teria
terias
teria |
|
amado
vendido
partido |
| |
|
Pl. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
teríamos
teríeis
teriam |
| |
Formation:
the present conditional of ter (haver) + the past passive participle. |
| |
Personal
Compound Infinitive
(Infinitivo Pessoal Composto) |
Sg. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
ter
teres
ter |
|
amado
vendido
partido |
| |
|
Pl. |
1.
2.
3. |
|
termos
terdes
terem |
| |
Formation:
the present personal infinitive of ter (haver) + the past passive participle. |
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