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The Present Perfect

Page 214 – Chapter 5


Realidades 3
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 reparado la bicicleta
todavía.
• I haven’t repaired 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.
The Present Perfect
• Ricardo ha grabado su
película favorita.
• Sus hermanos 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 caído
• Leer leído
• Oír oído
• Creer creído
• Traer traído
• Reír reído
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

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