Presente Perfecto
Presente perfecto The present perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “has” or “have” with the past participle. Because the present perfect is a compound tense, two verbs are required: the present tense of the verb haber the past participle of the main verb present tense form of haber + past participle
HAber In the present perfect tense, the conjugated forms of haber translate to “has” or “have.” he hemos has habéis ha han
Participios pasados Past participles are formed by removing the ending of the verb and adding…. -ado (for AR verbs) -ido (for ER/IR verbs) In English, past participles usually end in “-ed” or “-en.” For example: comer comido = eaten bailar bailado = danced
Irregular past participles volver vuelto returned ver visto seen cubrir cubierto covered poner puesto placed, set hacer hecho made, done decir dicho said, told freír frito fried romper roto broken abrir abierto open morir muerto dead escribir escrito written descubrir descubierto discovered
Accents Also, -ER and –IR verbs whose stem ends in an “e” or “i” have an accent of the “i” in –ido. oir oído heard leer leído read caer caído fallen traer traído brought
Ejemplos Yo he estudiado mucho para el examen I have studied a lot for the test. Mi amigo ha descubierto un programa interesante en la tele. My friend has discovered an interesting program on TV. ¿Has leído el libro? Have you read the book?
My sister has set the table. Have you tried watermelon with salt? práctica My sister has set the table. Have you tried watermelon with salt? We have eaten a healthy breakfast. They have fried the potatoes. They have started the delicious dessert.