Present Perfect

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Present Perfect

• El presente perfecto

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Haber

• The present perfect is formed using the present
  of the verb haber past participle.
• yo he
• tú has
• él / ella / Ud. ha
• nosotros(as) hemos
• ellos / ellas / Uds. han

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Past Participles

• The past participle of regular verbs is formed by
  adding
• -ado to the infinitive stem of ar verbs, and
• -ido to the infinitive stem of er and ir verbs

hablar hablado
poder podido
reservar reservado
subir subido
comer comido
pedir pedido
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• The present perfect is called a compound tense
  because it consists of two verb forms
• The present tense of the verb haber and
• The past participle of the verb being used.

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Llegar to arrive
yo
he llegado
I have arrived
tú
has llegado
you have arrived
ha llegado
he, she, has arrived you have arrived
él / ella / Ud.
hemos llegado
we have arrived
nosotros / nosotras
han llegado
they, you have arrived
ellos / ellas / Uds.
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Comer to eat
yo
he comido
I have eaten
tú
has comido
you have eaten
ha comido
he, she, has eaten you have eaten
él / ella / Ud.
hemos comido
we have eaten
nosotros / nosotras
han comido
they, you have eaten
ellos / ellas / Uds.
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• The present perfect tense is used to describe a
  recently completed action.
• In compound tenses the verb haber and the
  participle are never separated.

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Irregular participles
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• decir to tell, to say
• hacer to do, to make
• ver to see
• escribir to write
• abrir to open
• cubrir to cover
• morir to die
• poner to put

• dicho
• hecho
• visto
• escrito
• abierto
• cubierto
• muerto
• puesto

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• volver to return
• devolver to return
• romper to break

• vuelto
• devuelto
• roto