tenho tentado

I've been trying

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I've been trying Used to say that an action has been ongoing over a period of time up to now.
PO: Tenho tentado aprender português.
EN: I've been trying to learn Portuguese.

Eu tenho tentado não ficar nervoso.

I've been trying not to get nervous.

Tenho tentado não ficar nervoso.

I've been trying not to get nervous.

Tenho tentado encontrá-la.

I've been trying to find her.

— O Menino e a Garça (2023)

Eu tenho tentado por dois meses.

I have been trying for two months.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Tenho tentado ser razoável.

I've been trying to be reasonable.

Eu tenho tentado descobrir como o Tom fez o que fez.

I've been trying to figure out how Tom did what he did.

E tenho tentado ajudar.

And I've been trying to help.

— A História sem Fim (1984)

Tenho tentado falar com ele há dias.

I've been trying to talk to him for days.

Eu tenho tentado ser razoável.

I've been trying to be reasonable.

Eu tenho tentado imaginar o resto de minha vida contigo.

I've been trying to imagine the rest of my life with you.

Tenho tentado não comer tanto doce.

I've been trying not to eat so many sweets.

Tenho tentado aprender o humor dos cavalheiros de um livro.

I've been trying to learn the humor of the gentlemen from a book.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)