Presente Perfecto Present Perfect

Example (1) We use the Present Perfect tense to show the result of an action. e.g. (a) . Paco está comiendo una garra de pollo. (b) Paco ha comido una garra de pollo.

2. Action that started in the past and still continues in the present Marisol y Jacques han estudiado español por 2 años y media. (they continue studying Spanish) Marisol y Jacques estudiaron espanol por dos anos. (they stopped studying Spanish)

Example (2) We cannot use the Present Perfect tense with adverbs of time, e.g. yesterday, two weeks ago.  I have done my homework yesterday.  I did my homework yesterday.

Past tense & Present perfect tense  actions that happened in the past  actions that started in the past and continue to the present e.g. I sang yesterday. e.g. I’ve sung for two hours.  actions that have just finished e.g. I’ve just sung a famous song.

Past tense & Present perfect tense  We know the specific point of time of the action.  We do not know the time of the action. e.g. I drew a picture last night. e.g. I’ve drawn a picture already.

Past tense & Present perfect tense  verb - 1 word  verb - 2 words e.g. I started playing the violin in 2000. e.g. I’ve played the violin since 2000.  Hint words: yesterday, last night, last Sunday, last year, ago, in 2000  Hint words: since, for, already, just, yet, ever

Practice (2) e.g. I _______ a dress two weeks ago. (make) made 1 I ______________ in Hong Kong since 1990. (live) 2 My parents _______ our house in 2000. (buy) 3 Miss Lee ___________ at my school for two years. (teach) 4 Tom _______ his uncle one month ago. (visit) 5 Polly and Dolly __________ friends since last year. (be) 6 The baby __________ for four hours. (sleep) have lived bought has taught visited have been has slept

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.

The Present Perfect We generally use the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use its English equivalent.

Presente Perfecto  FORMS HABER (auxiliary verb) Yo he ADO Tu has AR verbs El, ella + ha + Stem + Ns. hemos Vs. Habéis IDO Ellos, ellas han (ER, IR vbs.)

Presente Perfecto Words that trigger the use of Present Perfect Por (duration) - for (duration) Desde - since YA – already TODAVIA (NO) – not yet ALGUNA VEZ – ever, NUNCA – never SIEMPRE - always

The Present Perfect Ana no ha hecho su tarea todavía. Ana hasn’t done her homework yet.. ¿ Has bebido alguna vez margarita? Have you ever drunk margarita?

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 roto E escrito V visto V vuelto M muerto A abierto C cubierto P puesto H hecho D dicho D devuelto Romper Escribir Ver Volver Morir Abrir Cubrir Poner Hacer Decir Devolver

Poner escribir ir Mirar ver escuchado Use the following verbs and ask questions using 2nd person as in the model ¿ Has hablado con Javier? Sí, he hablado con Javier Poner escribir ir Mirar ver escuchado

decir tomar apuntes comer almorzar hecho Use the following verbs and ask questions using 3rd person as in the model ¿ Ha dicho Ana la verdad? Sí, ella ha dicho la verdad. decir tomar apuntes comer almorzar hecho

volver romper ver abierto manejar Use the following verbs and ask questions using 2nd person plural as in the model ¿ Habeis hecho la tarea? Sí, hemos hecho la tarea? volver romper ver abierto manejar

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