El presente perfecto Talking about recent events in the past
Compound tense The present perfect is made up of two verb forms. HABER is conjugated as follows: He Has Ha Hemos Han
Past participle The past participle of regular verbs is formed by adding : - ado to –ar verbs - ido to –er,-ir verbs
Por ejemplo Hablar – hablado (spoken) Comer – comido (eaten) Vivir – vivido (lived)
Ejemplo Llegar He llegadoHemos llegado Has llegado Ha llegadoHan llegado Ya hemos hablado – We’ve already spoken
Key words The present perfect is used to indicate an action or state as having occurred recently, and having been completed in the past. Some time expressions frequently used with this tense are: Ya – alreadyjamas Todavía no – not yetnunca - never
Irregulares Decir – dichoVolver - vuelto Hacer – hechoDevolver - devuelto Ver – vistoMorir - muerto Escribir – escritoAbrir - abierto Poner – puestoCubrir - cubierto Romper - roto
Translate the following 1. Have the children already left? (salir) - ¿Han __________ ya los niños? 2. I have paid the bill (pagar)