The Present Perfect

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Realidades 2
The Present Perfect
• In English we form the
present perfect tense by
combining have or has with
the past participle of a verb:
he has seen, have you tried?,
they haven’t eaten.
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.
The Present Perfect
• To form the present-perfect
tense, we combine this past
participle with the present
tense of the verb haber.
The Present Perfect
• We generally use the
Spanish present perfect in
the same way we use its
English equivalent.
The Present Perfect
I have rented We have rented

You have rented

He, She It They have rented

has rented
The Present Perfect
he alquilado hemos alquilado

has alquilado habéis alquilado

ha alquilado han alquilado

The Present Perfect
I have chosen We have chosen

You have chosen

He, She It They have chosen

has chosen
The Present Perfect
he escogido hemos escogido

has escogido habéis escogido

ha escogido han escogido

The Present Perfect
I have decided We have decided

You have decided

He, She It They have decided

has decided
The Present Perfect
he decidido hemos decidido

has decidido habéis decidido

ha decidido han decidido

The Present Perfect
• No he a lquilado un video
hoy.
• I haven’t rented a video
today.
The Present Perfect
• Qué programa han
escogido?
• What program have they
chosen?
The Present Perfect
• Notice that when the past
participle is used with forms
of haber, the final -o never
changes.
The Present Perfect
• Ricardo ha g rabad o su
película favorita.
• Sus hermanos han
grabad o 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 caído
• Leer leído
• Oír oído
• Creer creído
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
R roto Romper
E escrito Escribir
V visto Ver
V vuelto Volver

M muerto Morir
A abierto Abrir
C cubierto Cubrir

P puesto Poner
H hecho Hacer
D dicho Decir
D devuelto Devolver