Present Perfect Camp Spanish 3 & 4 2013
Used for… An immediate past. No he comido porque acabo de llegar. (I have not eaten because I have just arrived.) A past inhabited by the speaker. He tenido mucho sueño. (I have been very sleepy) Information independent of time. No he hablado a María. (I haven’t talked to Maria.) A psychologically or emotionally linked past. He perdido a mi abuelita hace diez años. (I lost my grandmother ten years ago.)
Haber + past participle Conjugating haber in the present tense (yo) he (tú) has (él, ella, usted) ha (nosotros, nosotras) hemos (vosotros, vosotras) habéis (ellos, ellas, ustedes) han I have You have (informal, singular He, she, it has; you have (formal, singular) We have You have (informal, plural) They have; you have (formal, plural)
Forming Past Participle AR Verbs: Substitute –ar with –ado. ER or IR Verbs: Substitute –er or –ir with –ido.
Present Perfect: Cantar, Aprender, Vivir Pronoun Cantar Aprender Vivir yo he cantado he aprendido he vivido tú has cantado has aprendido has vivido él, ella, usted ha cantado ha aprendido ha vivido nosotros, nosotras hemos cantado hemos aprendido hemos vivido vosotros, vosotras habéis cantado habéis aprendido habéis vivido ellos, ellas, ustedes han cantado han aprendido han vivido
Irregular participles ver (to see) changes to: visto abrir (to open) changes to: abierto escribir (to write) changes to: escrito morir (to die) changes to: muerto volver (to return) changes to: vuelto romper (to break) changes to: roto freír (to fry) changes to: frito poner (to put/place) changes to: puesto imprimir (to print) changes to: impreso ser (to be) changes to sido ir (to go) changes to ido
More irregulars Irregulars with “ch” hacer (to do/ make) changes to: hecho decir (to say/ tell) changes to: dicho Irregulars with “í” (accent on the i) creer (to believe) creído traer (to bring) traído leer (to read) leído caer (to fall) caído
Not done yet, there’s more The verb to cover in Spanish is cubrir, and the have form is cubierto to resolve in Spanish is resolver, and the have form is resuelto to discover is Spanish is descubrir, and the have form is descubierto