Perfect tenses

1. Present Perfect

1.1. It is used to indicate an action that took place in the past and is still continuing in the present.

1.1.1. Example:I study at Fundação Bradesco since 2009.(Eu estudo na Fundação Bradesco desde 2009.

2. Past Perfect

2.1. Is used to talk about things that happened before others.

2.1.1. Example: The movie had already started when we arrived.(O filme já tinha começado quando chegamos).