Present Perfect Tense

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Present Perfect Tense
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Explanation

• The present perfect is a compound tense
• It is formed by using the auxilliary verb haber
  with other verbs
• It is used to say that you HAVE DONE something or
  somebody HAS DONE something
• I have eaten. I have studied.. Have you
  finished? My dog has died.

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Haber

• Haber means to have
• Used to form the compound tenses

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Step 1

• Conjugate Haber (present tense)
• He hemos
• Has habéis
• Ha han

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Step 2

• Form the past participle of the main verb
• Do this by
• 1) Dropping the AR, IR, ER ending
• 2) Add the new ending
• Ar Verbs -ado
• IR/ER Verbs -ido

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• Comer Com Comido
• Vivir Viv Vivido
• Hablar Habl Hablado
• Beber
• Escuchar
• Viajar

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Ejemplos

• He comido. I have eaten.
• Has estudiado. You have studied.
• Hemos hablado. We have spoken.
• Han terminado. They have finished.

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Irregulars (Past Participles)

• Abrir abierto Romper roto
• Cubrir cubierto Ver visto
• Decir dicho Volver vuelto
• Escribir escrito
• Hacer hecho
• Morir muerto
• Poner puesto
• Resolver resuelto

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Práctica

• Pedro has eaten. Pedro _____ comido.
• They have left. Ellos _______ salido.
• I have spoken.
• We have studied Spanish.
• Have you eaten?

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Práctica

• I have eaten well this week.
• Yo he ________ bien esta semana.
• She has washed the plates.
• Ella ha ________ los platos.
• We have seen the movie.
• Hemos _______ la película.

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Práctica

• Yo / estudiar
• Tú / lavar los platos
• Mis hermanos / hacer las camas
• Mi hermanita / barrer el piso
• Nosotros / abrir las ventanas

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• Has comido una manzana hoy?
• Has besado un chico?
• Has viajado a España?
• Has visto Stand and Deliver?

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