The Present Perfect.

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1 The Present Perfect

2 Have you tried? they haven’t eaten. 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.

3 We use it to describe an action completed that has just finished
The Present Perfect We 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

4 Presente Perfecto  FORMS
Yo he Tu has ADO El, ella + ha + Stem + (AR vbs) Ns. hemos Vs. Habéis IDO Ellos, ellas han (ER, IR vbs.)

5 Presente Perfecto Expressions frequently used with Present Perfect
YA – already, yet TODAVIA NO – not yet JAMAS – ever, never NUNCA – never SIEMPRE - always

6 No he reparado la bicicleta todavía.
The Present Perfect No he reparado la bicicleta todavía. I haven’t repaired the bicycle yet.

7 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.

8 caído leído oído creído traído reído The Present Perfect Caer Leer Oír
Creer Traer Reír leído oído creído traído reído

9 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.

10 Has visto esa película alguna vez? No, no la he visto nunca.
The Present Perfect Has visto esa película alguna vez? No, no la he visto nunca.

11 Some verbs have irregular past participles. Memorize this acronym:
The Present Perfect Some verbs have irregular past participles. Memorize this acronym: REVV MAC PHDD

12 R Romper  roto E Escribir  escrito V Ver  visto V Volver  vuelto M Morrir  muerto A Abrir  abierto C Cubrir  cubierto P Poner  puesto H Hacer  hecho D Decir  dicho D Devolver  devuelto