El presente perfecto ¿Qué es el presente perfecto? The present perfect is formed by combining a helping verb (“have” or “has”) with the past participle

For example: For example: I have played tennis. I have played tennis. She has sung at weddings. She has sung at weddings. We have flown in a plane. We have flown in a plane. In Spanish we form the present participle by combining the present tense of the verb haber (the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past participle In Spanish we form the present participle by combining the present tense of the verb haber (the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past participle For example: For example: Yo he bailado. Yo he bailado. I have danced. Nosotros no hemos estudiado para el examen. Nosotros no hemos estudiado para el examen. We have not studied for the exam.

The present tense of haber hehemos hashabéis hahan

Remember… How to form the past participle:  For –ar verbs, take the stem of the verb and add –ado Example: comprar → comprado  For –er and –ir verbs, take the stem of the verb and add –ido Example: tener → tenido

Para formar… Here are the present perfect forms of estudiar: he estudiado hemos estudiado has estudiado habéis estudiado ha estudiado han estudiado

Try it with comer: he comido hemos comido has comido habéis comido ha comido han comido

Not exactly irregular but… -er and –ir verbs whose stems end in a vowel have past participles ending in –ído caer → caídocreer → creído leer → leídooír → oído reír → reídotraer → traído

Irregulars The following verbs have irregular past participles ending in –to: abrir → abiertocubrir → cubierto descubrir → descubiertoescribir → escrito morir → muertoponer → puesto romper → rotover → visto volver → vuelto volver → vuelto

More irregulars These verbs have irregular past participles ending in –cho: decir → dicho hacer → hecho

El presente perfecto ¿Qué es el presente perfecto? The present perfect is formed by combining a helping verb (“have” or “has”) with the past participle

For example: For example: I have played tennis. I have played tennis. She has sung at weddings. She has sung at weddings. We have flown in a plane. We have flown in a plane. In Spanish we form the present participle by combining the present tense of the verb haber (the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past participle In Spanish we form the present participle by combining the present tense of the verb haber (the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past participle For example: For example: Yo he bailado. Yo he bailado. I have danced. Nosotros no hemos estudiado para el examen. Nosotros no hemos estudiado para el examen. We have not studied for the exam.

The present tense of haber

Remember… How to form the past participle:  For –ar verbs, take the stem of the verb and add –ado Example: comprar →  For –er and –ir verbs, take the stem of the verb and add –ido Example: tener →

Para formar… Here are the present perfect forms of estudiar:

Try it with comer:

Not exactly irregular but… -er and –ir verbs whose stems end in a vowel have past participles ending in –ído caer → creer → leer → oír → reír → traer →

Irregulars The following verbs have irregular past participles ending in –to: abrir → cubrir → descubrir → escribir → morir → poner → romper → ver → volver → volver →

More irregulars These verbs have irregular past participles ending in –cho: decir → hacer →