Spanish 4/4 Honors
Háganlo ahora Form the past participle (ado, ido). Remember, there are irregular past participles too. 1. Hablar 2. Tener 3. Escribir 4. Ser 5. Ir 6. Beber 7. Viajar 8. hacer
Review your quizzes. You will need to know the past participle for the two new tenses.
El pretérito perfecto You use this tense to say what has happened. It refers to something that was completed at an indefinite time in the past but still has an effect on the present. It is also used to refer to something that has always been true.
Formation Take the verb “haber” and conjugate in these forms and add the past participle of the verb. hehemos has hahan
Yo-bailar -he bailado Ellos-estudiar Han estudiado Ella-escribir Ha escrito
Try the following: Tú-querer Nosotros-tener Ellos-jugar Yo-viajar Ella-poder Él-poner Yo-estudiar
El pluscuamperfecto We use this tense to say what had happened. We use this tense to refer to an action that was completed at an indefinite time before a past moment.
formation Conjugate the verb haber in the imperfect tense and add the past participle of the verb. habíahabíamos habías habíahabían
Yo-bailar Había bailado Ellos-estudiar Habían estudiado Ella-escribir Había escrito
Try the following Ella-estudiar Nosotros-preparar Tú-tener Ellos-bailar Usted-ver Nosotros-llamar Yo-volver
Háganlo ahora -Escriban las formas en “el pretérito perfecto” y “el pluscuamperfecto” 1. Ellos, hablar 2. Yo, estudiar 3. Nosotros, beber 4. Ella, tener 5. Tú-vivir