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Mi hijo ha comprado muchos discos compactos.
My son has bought many cds.
¿Uds. Han escuchado la música de Eric Clapton?
◦ Used to describe what has and has not happened recently
Yo he comido. I have eaten. Nosotros hemos estudiado mucho. We have studied a lot lately.
Haber+ past participle Present tense
he has ha hemos habéis han
Drop the –ar and add –ado: hablarhablado Drop the –er or –ir and add –ido: comercomido
◦ preterite action time-specific, beginning or completed action in the past Yo comí a las 7:00. ◦ present perfect an action has taken place sometime in the recent past Yo he comido.
I have rented You have rented He, She It has rented We have rented They have rented alquilar
he alquilado has alquilado ha alquilado hemos alquilado habéis alquilado han alquilado
I have chosen You have chosen He, She It has chosen We have chosen They have chosen Practice in Spanish: Escoger
he escogido has escogido ha escogido hemos escogido habéis escogido han escogido
I have decided You have decided He, She It has decided We have decided They have decided Practice in Spanish: Decidir
he decidido has decidido ha decidido hemos decidido habéis decidido han decidido
place no and other negative words, object pronouns, and reflexive pronouns directly in front of the form of the verb haber.
I haven’t rented a video today.
No he alquilado un video hoy. I haven’t rented a video today.
What program have they chosen?
Qué programa han escogido? What program have they chosen?
if the stem ends in a vowel, a written accent will be required. ex:creer - creído oír - oído Exception: verbs ending in - uir. (construir, seguir)
Caer Leer Oír Creer caído leído oído creído
Some verbs have irregular past participles. Memorize this acronym: REVV MAC PHDD
Rroto Eescrito Vvisto Vvuelto Mmuerto Aabierto Ccubierto Ppuesto Hhecho Ddicho Ddevuelto Romper Escribir Ver Volver Morir Abrir Cubrir Poner Hacer Decir Devolver
. Normally the verb “to have” is tener; The present perfect “to have” is haber.
Standing alone, haber in the third-person present tense is usually translated as "there is" or "there are the verb takes the form of hay in both the singular and plural forms. When using haber as an auxuiliary in the third-person singular, ha or han is used, not hay. Han leído el libro, they have read the book.)