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Learn Portuguese (Portugal): andar a - to have been doing

Portuguese (Portugal)
/Recent continuous actions (andar a)
/andar a

andar a

Word

andar a

Meaning

to have been (doing)

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Portuguese (Portugal)

Lesson

Recent continuous actions (andar a)

Usages of andar a

Eu ando a meditar e a fazer ioga ultimamente.

I have been meditating and doing yoga lately.

Ultimamente, o meu irmãozinho anda a escrever um diário.

Lately, my little brother has been writing a diary.

Ou andas a treinar para a maratona, ou a fazer ioga.

Either you have been training for the marathon, or doing yoga.

Ela anda a poupar dinheiro para a maratona em Londres.

She has been saving money for the marathon in London.

Se andas a poupar, queres estudar ecologia connosco?

If you have been saving, do you want to study ecology with us?

Que surpresa! Eles andam a ver um documentário sobre ecologia.

What a surprise! They have been watching a documentary about ecology.

Nem ando a ver o documentário, nem a estudar programação.

I have neither been watching the documentary nor studying programming.

Andas a pesquisar muito sobre a nova programação?

Have you been researching a lot about the new programming?

O gatinho anda a brincar no jardim?

Has the little cat been playing in the garden?

Que pena! A aluna não anda a escrever a tese nem o diário.

What a pity! The student hasn't been writing her thesis nor her diary.

Eles andam a meditar antes de ver o documentário.

They have been meditating before watching the documentary.

Ultimamente, eu ando a pesquisar para a tese.

Lately, I have been researching for the thesis.

O operário é que anda a procurar o alicate e o berbequim.

It is the worker who has been looking for the pliers and the drill.

Nós andamos a procurar motivação para melhorar a concentração.

We have been looking for motivation to improve concentration.

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