Breakdown of Temos visitado a olaria frequentemente.
ter
to have
visitar
to visit
frequentemente
frequently
a olaria
the pottery workshop
Questions & Answers about Temos visitado a olaria frequentemente.
Why does temos visitado translate to 'have been visiting' rather than just 'have visited'?
In Portuguese, the Pretérito Perfeito Composto (formed here by temos + visitado) specifically describes an action that started in the past and has been repeating continuously up to the present. It translates better to the English present perfect continuous ('have been visiting') because it implies an ongoing habit, rather than an action you just completed once.
Could I use temos visitado if I have only visited the pottery workshop one time in my life?
No. The Portuguese compound past tense requires the action to be repeated or ongoing. If you only visited the workshop once, you must use the simple past tense: Visitámos a olaria (We visited the pottery workshop). The word frequentemente (frequently) in this sentence perfectly matches the repeating nature of temos visitado.
How exactly is the verb temos visitado formed here?
It is built using the present tense of the auxiliary (helping) verb ter (to have) — which is temos for 'we' — plus the past participle of the main verb visitar (to visit), which is visitado.
What exactly is an olaria?
An olaria is a pottery workshop or ceramics factory. You will often see this word in Portuguese towns that are famous for traditional ceramics, as it shares a root with an older word for a clay pot.
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