The subjunctive of the present perfect
When you have request, emotion, doubt or other subjunctive trigger that refers to something that already happened…
You cannot use the present subjunctive! Dudo que Paco diga la verdad. (NO) You cannot use the preterite either: Dudo que Paco dijo la verdad. (NO)
Do you remember the present perfect tense?? The present perfect tense means ‘to have done’ i.e., I have eaten, she has traveled, etc. haber + participle he hemos ado (ar verbs) has habéis ido (er/ir verbs) ha han
You must use the subjunctive of the present perfect… Dudo que Paco haya dicho la verdad. (YES) (I doubt that Paco has told (told) the truth.)
How to form the subjunctive of the present perfect… Form the subjunctive of ‘haber’ in all forms. Then use a participle! haber + participle haya hayamos hayas hayáis + ado/ido haya hayan
Where do you put pronouns? If you have a reflexive, direct object or indirect object pronoun you simply place the pronoun in FRONT of haber. Ejemplo: ROMPERSE me haya roto nos hayamos roto te hayas roto os hayáis roto se haya roto se hayan roto
Try these sentences… I don’t think Maria bought the car. We are mad that Roberto did not come to the party. The teacher hopes that the students finished their homework.
Do you have…? No creo que María haya comprado el coche. Estamos enojados que Roberto no haya venido a la fiesta. 3. La profesora espera que los estudiantes hayan terminado la tarea.
¿Recuerdas los participios irregulares? abrir: abierto descubrir: descubierto hacer: hecho decir: dicho poner: puesto volver: vuelto romper: roto devolver: devuelto ver: visto morir: muerto escribir: escrito describir: descrito Accents on oído, traído, leído