sido

been

s i d u → ser
verb · singular · past Uncommon #15,183
been Past participle of "ser"; commonly used with auxiliary verbs (e.g., "ter/haver") to form compound tenses.
PO: Tenho sido muito paciente ultimamente.
EN: I have been very patient lately.
Conjugation of ser
Past
sido

E se o caso Markum tiver sido um crime gratuito?

What if the Markum case was a senseless crime?

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Teríamos sido espertos.

We would have been smart.

— Conflito das Águas (2011)

Havia sido ou é sua noiva?

Was she, or is she, his fiancée?

— Malèna (2000)

Acho que temos sido muito bonzinhos.

I think we've been too nice.

— A Era da Escuridão (2016)

Eu espero que as minhas instruções tenham sido claras.

I hope my instructions were clear.

Foste tu o culpado ou terei sido eu?

Were you the one to blame, or was it me?

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Talvez se tivesse me dito que era bicha, tivesse sido mais fácil.

Maybe if you’d told me you were gay, it would have been easier.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Nós nunca teríamos sido felizes.

We would never have been happy.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Não, a sua mãe deveria ter sido.

No, your mother should have been.

— Des vents contraires (2011)

Espero que as minhas instruções tenham sido claras.

I hope my instructions were clear.

Ele tem sempre sido gentil comigo.

He has always been kind to me.

Ele me contou que já havia sido um homem rico.

He told me that he used to be a rich man.

Talvez tenhamos sido muito otimistas.

Perhaps we were too optimistic.

Mesmo tendo sido coincidência.

Even though it was a coincidence.

— O Tempo com Você (2019)

Benni, temos sido muito pacientes com você.

Benni, we have been very patient with you.

— Transtorno Explosivo (2019)

Nós dois temos sido muito, muito sortudos.

We've both been very, very lucky.

Sua mãe deve ter sido muito solitária.

Your mother must have been very lonely.

— A Partida (2008)

Francamente, eu preferiria ter-lhe sido útil com algum conselho.

Frankly, I would have preferred to have been helpful with some advice.

— Oito e Meio (1963)

Mesmo tendo sido um bêbado inconveniente ontem, o que fez hoje o torna um herói.

Even though he was an obnoxious drunk yesterday, what he did today makes him a hero.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Nunca teríamos sido felizes.

We would never have been happy.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Ele já havia sido um agente comercial.

He had already been a sales agent.

— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)

A realidade como deveria ter sempre sido.

Reality as it should always have been.

— Boa Sorte, Divirta-se, Não Morra (2026)

Que estúpido tens sido!

How stupid you've been!

auxiliary Uncommon #19,352
been Past participle of the auxiliary verb “ser,” used to form compound tenses.
PO: Ele tem sido muito paciente.
EN: He has been very patient.
Conjugation of ser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First fui fomos
Second foste —
Third foi foram
SingularPlural
First — sermos
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First sou somos
Third é são
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First serei seremos
Third será serão
Subjunctive present
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — eram
era
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — fossem
Conditional imperfect
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First for —
Subjunctive
Subjunctive pluperfect

Terá sido preso?

Was he arrested?

— M, o Vampiro de Dusseldorf (1931)

Não posso acreditar que não tenho sido convidado.

I can’t believe I haven’t been invited.

Achei que tivéssemos sido libertados pelos soviéticos.

I thought we had been liberated by the Soviets.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

E ela jamais teria sido assassinada.

And she would never have been murdered.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Não tenham sido construídas por um empreiteiro desonesto.

They may not have been built by a dishonest contractor.

— Do Coração (1998)

Eles tinham sido derrotados em batalha.

They had been defeated in battle.

E se ele tiver sido sequestrado?

What if he was kidnapped?

— Sem Amor (2017)

Se tivesse levado seu filho a polícia, você teria sido despedida.

If you had taken your son to the police, you would have been fired.

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Se você tivesse estacionado seu carro aqui, você teria sido multado.

If you had parked your car here, you would have been fined.

Obrigado por vir mesmo tendo sido avisado na última hora.

Thank you for coming even though you were notified at the last minute.

Sem água, os soldados teriam sido mortos.

Without water, the soldiers would have been killed.

Se não tivéssemos feito negócios juntos, eu nunca teria sido despedido.

If we hadn't done business together, I would never have been fired.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

Eles disseram que haviam sido tolos.

They said they had been fools.

Se ao menos você tivesse me ajudado ontem, o problema teria sido evitado.

If only you had helped me yesterday, the problem would have been avoided.

Digo e repito que têm sido enganados.

I say it again and again: they have been deceived.

— Malcolm X (1992)

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