Notes #17: Perfect Tense Present & participles.

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1 Notes #17: Perfect Tense Present & participles

2 Part 1- Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect tense is used to describe an action that BEGAN IN THE PAST AND CONTINUES INTO THE PRESENT or an action that took place in the past but is connected with the present. It is formed with the CONJUGATED FORMS OF HABER and the past participle: (form of haber) (past participle) yo he tú has él ha + hablado nosotros hemos vosotros habéis ellos han

3 Present Perfect Tense (continued)
He hablado con tu madre. I have spoken with your mom. ¿Has comido en este restaurante? Have you eaten in this restaurant? Nosotros hemos sido amigos por tres años We have been friends for three years Ya les he escrito el mensaje. I have already written them the message. Felipe no se ha duchado todavía. Felipe has still not taken a shower.

4 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

5 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

6 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

7 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

8 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

9 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

10 Part 2- Past Perfect (pluperfect) tense
The pluperfect tense is used to describe an action that BEGAN IN THE PAST AND STOPPED AT ANOTHER POINT IN THE PAST when another action took place. It is formed with the imperfect tense of haber and the past participle: yo había tú habías él había comido nosotros habíamos vosotros habíais ellos habían

11 Past Perfect Tense (continued)
Yo había hablado con su madre cuando llegó en casa. I had already spoken with his mom when he arrived home. ¿Habías comido antes en ese restaurante? Had you ever eaten in that restaurant before? Les había invitado a la fiesta antes de tu llamada . I’d already invited them to the party before your phone call. Felipe ya se había duchado antes de jugar en el partido. Felipe had already taken a shower before playing in the game.

12 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

13 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

14 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

15 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

16 Preterite / Imperfect / Perfect

17 Part 3- Past Participles
Past participles of regular verbs The past participle of regular verbs is formed by dropping the infinitive ending and adding –ado or –ido: hablar: hablado spoken comer: comido eaten vivir: vivido lived NOTE: Past Participles are NOT conjugated verbs Verb: Yo caminé I walked (subject & verb) Past Participle: caminado walked (no subject)

18 Irregular participles
decir: dicho escribir: escrito romper: roto ver: visto hacer: hecho volver: vuelto resolver: resuelto poner: puesto morir: muerto abrir: abierto cubrir: cubierto freir: frito imprimir: impreso Remember- compound verbs have the same irregularities: devolver: devuelto; componer: compuesto

19 Participles ending in ído
These participles have an accent mark: caer: caído reír: reído creer: creído sonreír: sonreído leer: leído traer: traído oír: oído

20 ¡OJO! Pronuncation Remember, in Spanish the letter h is silent
so vowels will slide together