The Present Perfect Tense Refers to the recent past: past actions the are still true Key phrase: Have; Has

When is it used? We use this when speaking about something that was true in the past and is still true. EX. I have lived here for 10 years. We also use it to indicate that an action was completed recently. Ex: I can’t go out to dinner because I have eaten.

It is a compound tense, so you need 2 verbs instead of 1 First you use “HABER” which means “to have” (don’t confuse it with tener, which means to have, to possess) HeHemos HasHabéis HaHan

Then you use a Past Participle Ex: eaten, lived, drank, danced, watched To form a past participle: -Drop the ending of the verb and replace with: -ar verbs= -ado ex. Hablar > Hablado -er verbs= - ido ex. Comer > Comido -ir verbs = - ido ex. Vivir > Vivido

Hablar (I have spoken, etc) He habladoHemos hablado Has habladoHabéis hablado Ha habladoHan hablado Yo he hablado con Roberto I have spoken with Robert Tú has estado aquí por diez minutos. You have been here for 10 minutes

Comer (I have eaten, etc) He comidoHemos comido Has comidoHabéis comido Ha comidoHan comido ¿Tú has comido? Have you eaten? Carley ha bebido la leche Carley has drank the milk!

Vivir (I have lived, etc) He vividoHemos vivido Has vividoHabéis vivido Ha vividoHan vivido Hemos vivido en muchos estados. We have lived in many states Han recibido ayuda They have received help.

Irregular past participles Accent marks on ído Atraer- atraído Caer- caído Creer- creído Oír-oído Sonreír- sonreído Traer- traído

Irregular past participles Abrir- abierto Decir- dicho Describir- descrito Devolver- devuelto Escribir- escrito Hacer- hecho Morir- muerto Poner- puesto Romper- roto Ver- visto Volver- vuelto

Write the things you have done today. He hablado por teléfono. He tomado Mountain Dew y agua. He almorzado un sánwich. Me he bañado, me he lavado el pelo, me he lavado los dientes, He escuchado la radio

Now put the following sentences in spanish using the present perfect I have worked You have listened We have understood the lesson Have you watched the television

The past perfect tense Also referred to the pluperfect tense Used when referring to an action that occurred prior to something else. EX- I had taken three pictures before realizing the camera didn’t have any film

To form it: Just like present perfect but the verb “haber” is in imperfect tense. HabíaHabíamos HabíasHabíais HabíaHabían

Yo había preparado la cena. I had prepared the dinner Tú habías trabajado duro. You had worked hard. Ellos no habían manejado el coche antes de comprarlo. They had not driven the car before buying it.

Try these: I had eaten all the food. They had lived in St. Louis Had you listened to the radio?

Write this paragraph I had eaten my dinner before she came home. She has been late every night. I had finished my homework early. I have always gotten good grades. She has not helped me with my homework. Helpful verbs: venir- to come, terminar- to finish, sacar buenas notas – to get good grades Ayudar- to help Tarde- late, Temprano - early

I had eaten my dinner before she came to the house. She has been late every night. I had finished my homework early. I have always gotten good grades. She has not helped me with my homework. Yo había comido mi cena antes de ella vino a la casa. Ella ha estado tarde cada noche. Yo había terminado mi tarea temprano. Yo he sacado buenas notas. Ella no me ha ayudado con mi tarea.