The Present Perfect Tense

Unit 5 - p. 214

Realidades 3

The Present Perfect• In English we form the present

perfect tense by combining have or has (as a helping/auxiliary verb)

with the past participle of a verb: He has seen it; Have you tried?; They haven’t eaten… etc.

The Present Perfect

• To form the past participle of a verb in Spanish, you add -ado to the stem of -ar verbs and -ido to the stem of most -er/-ir verbs:– estar: est- + -ado = estado– comer: com- + -ido = _________comido

The Present Perfect• To form the present perfect

tense, combine this past participle with the present tense of the verb haber* :

he hemoshas habéisha han

*normally used as “there is/there are”: hay

The Present Perfect

•generally the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use its English equivalent…

The Present Perfect

I have been

You have been

He, She, it has been

We have been

You all have been

They have been

The Present Perfect

he estado

has estado

ha estado

hemos estado

habéis estado

han estado

The Present Perfect

I have sung

You have sung

He, She It has sung

We have sung Y’all have sung

They have sung

The Present Perfect

he cantado

has cantado

ha cantado

hemos cantado

habéis cantado

han cantado

The Present Perfect

I have decided

You have decided

He, She, Ithas decided

We have decided

(all of) you have decided

They have decided

The Present Perfect

he decidido

has decidido

ha decidido

hemos decidido

habéis decidido

han decidido

The Present Perfect

•No he arreglado la bicicleta todavía.

•I haven’t fixed the bicycle yet.

The Present Perfect

•¿Qué trabajos has tenido?

•What jobs have you had?

The Present Perfect

• Notice that when the past participle is used with forms of haber, the final -o never changes…

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The Present Perfect

• Ricardo ha grabado su película favorita.

• Pepita y Andrea han grabado una telenovela.

The Present Perfect

• Certain verbs that have a double vowel in the infinitive form (except those with the double vowel ui) require an accent mark on the i in the past participle….

The Present Perfect

•Caer•Leer•Oír•Creer•Traer•Reír

caídoleídooídocreídotraídoreído

The Present Perfect

• Notice that we place no and other negative words, object pronouns, and reflexive pronouns directly in front of the

form of the verb haber.

The Present Perfect

•Has alquilado esa película alguna vez?

•No, no la he alquilado nunca.

The Present Perfect

• Some verbs have irregular past participles.

• Memorize this acronym:

•REVV MAC PHDD

acronynm: participle:

R rotoE escritoV vistoV vueltoM muertoA abiertoC cubiertoP puestoH hechoD dichoD devuelto

Infinitive verb:RomperEscribirVerVolverMorirAbrirCubrirPonerHacerDecirDevolver