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Tens trazido as azeitonas no trator.

Tens trazido as azeitonas no trator.
You have been bringing the olives on the tractor.
From Lesson 160:The present perfect (tenho trabalhado)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Tens trazido as azeitonas no trator.

Why does tens trazido translate to 'have been bringing' instead of just 'have brought'?
In Portuguese, this tense (the Pretérito Perfeito Composto) describes an action that started in the past and is still repeating or happening continually up to the present. Because it emphasizes repetition, the combination of tens and trazido usually translates to the continuous 'have been bringing' in English.
Which verb does the past participle trazido come from?
It comes from the verb trazer (to bring). Even though trazer is highly irregular in many past and present tenses, its past participle is completely regular! You simply drop the -er ending and add -ido to get trazido.
Why is it no trator for 'on the tractor'? Doesn't no mean 'in the'?
The word no is a mandatory contraction of the preposition em (in/on/at) and the masculine article o (the). Portuguese uses em (and its contractions) for being both 'in' and 'on' a vehicle, which is why no trator naturally translates to 'on the tractor' here.
Where is the word for 'you' in this sentence?
It is hidden in the verb! The auxiliary verb tens is the tu (informal singular 'you') form of the verb ter. Portuguese speakers usually drop the subject pronoun when the verb conjugation already makes it perfectly clear who is doing the action.

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