PRESENT PERFECT: for past actions that have just ended or have no clear ending point in the past. yonosotros/as túvosotros/as ustedustedes él/ellaellos/ellas.

Presentación del tema: "PRESENT PERFECT: for past actions that have just ended or have no clear ending point in the past. yonosotros/as túvosotros/as ustedustedes él/ellaellos/ellas."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 PRESENT PERFECT: for past actions that have just ended or have no clear ending point in the past. yonosotros/as túvosotros/as ustedustedes él/ellaellos/ellas cerr he has ha hemos habéis han In Spanish: HABER + PAST PARTICIPLE: -ar verbs ending in –ado -er/-ir verbs ending in –ido ar>>ado = cerrado com er>> ido= comido viv ido = vivido ir>> NOTE: As in English, in Spanish there are irregular past participles that you have to memorize. ha han First, conjugate HABER (This is the helping verb not the action.) Second, add the past participle of the action/main verb +

2 INFINITIVEPAST PARTICIPLE ABRIRABIERTO DECIRDICHO ESCRIBIRESCRITO FREIRFRITO HACERHECHO MORIRMUERTO PONERPUESTO REVOLVERREVUELTO ROMPERROTO VERVISTO VOLVERVUELTO Verbs with irregular past participles:

3 In English our present perfect is formed like this: to have + verb ending in –ed ex: I have walked. Irregular: I have spoken. However, sometimes the past tense in English translates into the present perfect in Spanish: Juan ate. Juan ha comido. Juan didn’t eat. Juan no ha comido. Did Juan eat? Ha comido Juan?/Juan ha comido?

4 ¿Los jovenes han parado de bailar? No,no han parado de bailar. Todavía están bailando. Have the kids stopped dancing?

5 ¿(Ya) ha terminado de cantar la niña? No, no ha terminado. Todavía está cantando. Has the girl finished singing yet? Note: In Spanish yet>ya is not necessary

6 ¿El perro ha comido su comida? No, no la ha comido. Está comiendo la tarea en su lugar. Note: Never put any word between the form of haber and the past participle. Did the dog eat his food?

7 ¿Se ha dormido? No, no se ha dormido. Está pensando. Did he fall asleep yet? (Note: to fall asleep is a reflexive verb in Spanish= dormirse)

8 ¿Se ha relajado el ratón? No, no se ha relajado. Sigue corriendo. Note: Seguir + -ando/-iendo form of verb = to be doing something Has the mouse relaxed? (Note: to relax is a reflexive verb in Spanish= relajarse)

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