THE PRESENT PERFECT
The Present Perfect In English we form the Present
Perfect tense by conjugating the verb “HAVE” and adding the past participle of the verb
Ex: he has seen, Have you tried? they haven’t eaten.
The Present PerfectWe generally use the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use its English equivalent
We use it to describe an action completed that has just finished
Presente Perfecto FORMS
Yo heTu has ADOEl, ella + ha + Stem + (AR vbs)Ns. hemosVs. Habéis IDOEllos, ellas han (ER, IR vbs.)
Presente Perfecto
Expressions frequently used with Present Perfect
YA – already, yet TODAVIA NO – not yet JAMAS – ever, never NUNCA – never SIEMPRE - always
The Present Perfect
No he reparado la bicicleta todavía.
I haven’t repaired the bicycle yet.
The Present Perfect
Certain verbs that have a double vowel in the infinitive form [except those with the double vowel ui – (construir / huir)] require an accent mark on the i in the past participle.
The Present Perfect
CaerLeerOírCreerTraerReír
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 visto esa película alguna vez?
No, no la he visto nunca.
The Present Perfect
Some verbs have irregular past participles.
Memorize this acronym:REVV MAC PHDD
R Romper roto E Escribir escritoV Ver vistoV Volver vuelto
M Morrir muerto
A Abrir abiertoC Cubrir cubierto
P Poner puestoH Hacer hechoD Decir dichoD Devolver devuelto