The Present Perfect
Have you tried? they haven’t eaten. The Present Perfect In English we form the Present Perfect tense by conjugating the verb “HAVE” and adding the past participle of the verb Ex: he has seen, Have you tried? they haven’t eaten.
We use it to describe an action completed that has just finished The Present Perfect We generally use the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use its English equivalent We use it to describe an action completed that has just finished
Presente Perfecto FORMS Yo he Tu has ADO El, ella + ha + Stem + (AR vbs) Ns. hemos Vs. Habéis IDO Ellos, ellas han (ER, IR vbs.)
Presente Perfecto Expressions frequently used with Present Perfect YA – already, yet TODAVIA NO – not yet JAMAS – ever, never NUNCA – never SIEMPRE - always
No he reparado la bicicleta todavía. The Present Perfect No he reparado la bicicleta todavía. I haven’t repaired the bicycle yet.
The Present Perfect Certain verbs that have a double vowel in the infinitive form [except those with the double vowel ui – (construir / huir)] require an accent mark on the i in the past participle.
caído leído oído creído traído reído The Present Perfect Caer Leer Oír Creer Traer Reír leído oído creído traído reído
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.
Has visto esa película alguna vez? No, no la he visto nunca. The Present Perfect Has visto esa película alguna vez? No, no la he visto nunca.
Some verbs have irregular past participles. Memorize this acronym: The Present Perfect Some verbs have irregular past participles. Memorize this acronym: REVV MAC PHDD
R Romper roto E Escribir escrito V Ver visto V Volver vuelto M Morrir muerto A Abrir abierto C Cubrir cubierto P Poner puesto H Hacer hecho D Decir dicho D Devolver devuelto