The Present Perfect Realidades 3 Chapter 5 p. 214 (Modified from Mrs. Shirley’s)

The Present Perfect in English have or has + Past Participle Examples: He has seen. Have you tried? They haven’t eaten.

The Present Perfect in Spanish The present tense form of “Haber” Yo henosotros hemos Tú has Él haellos han

The Present Perfect in Spanish Verb -ar + ado Verb -er + ido Verb –ir + ido

The Present Perfect We generally use the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use it in English.

The Present Perfect I have rented You have rented He, She It has rented We have rented They have rented

The Present Perfect he alquilado has alquilado ha alquilado hemos alquilado habéis alquilado han alquilado

The Present Perfect I have chosen You have chosen He, She It has chosen We have chosen They have chosen

The Present Perfect he escogido has escogido ha escogido hemos escogido habéis escogido han escogido

The Present Perfect I have decided You have decided He, She It has decided We have decided They have decided

The Present Perfect he decidido has decidido ha decidido hemos decidido habéis 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.

Past Participles with accents 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.

Examples Caer Leer Oír Creer Traer Reír caídofallen leídoread oídoheard creído believed traídobrought reídolaughed

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 Irregular Past Participles Some verbs have irregular past participles.

The Irregular Past Participles Memorize this acronym: REVV MAC PHD DF

The Irregular Past Participles REV. Victor MAC has received a PHD in DFw

Rroto Eescrito Vvisto Vvuelto Mmuerto Aabierto Ccubierto Ppuesto Hhecho Ddicho Ddevuelto Ffrito; freído BrokenRomper WrittenEscribir SeenVer ReturnedVolver Died Morir OpenedAbrir CoveredCubrir Put; placed Poner Made; done Hacer Said; toldDecir ReturnedDevolver FriedFreír

Two Useful Words Ya – already Ya he terminado He terminado ya. Ya he comido. Ya he estudiado. Todavía – yet No he terminado todavía. Todavía no he terminado. No he estudiado todavía. Todavía no he estudiado.