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The Perfect Tenses in Spanish

Learn about the compound perfect tenses in Spanish, formed using the conjugated verb "haber" and the past participle. Explore the formation of the different perfect tenses and the irregular past participles. Understand how the perfect tenses are used to express actions that started in the past and have relevance to the present.

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The Perfect Tenses in Spanish

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  1. The “Perfect” Tenses Esp. 3 H C. 10

  2. The perfect tenses are compound tenses and are made up of a conjugated form of the verb • Which perfect tense is formed depends on the tense that the verb HABER is conjugated in. Formation Past Participle HABER +

  3. Primary Forms of HABER Present Formation

  4. Primary Forms of HABER Preterite Formation

  5. Primary Forms of HABER Imperfect Formation

  6. Primary Forms of HABER Future Formation

  7. Primary Forms of HABER Conditional Formation

  8. Primary Forms of HABER Present Subjunctive Formation

  9. Primary Forms of HABER Imperfect Subjunctive Formation

  10. Be sure that you include BOTH the correct form of HABER and the past participle. • - ie…he comido Watch Out For…

  11. Formation of the Past Participle • Start with the infinitive • - ie…hablar • 2. Drop the last two letters • off of the infinitive. • - ie…habl (ar) • 3. Add ADO for AR verbs and • IDO for ER and IR verbs. • - ie…hablado Formation

  12. 4. Irregular past participles resolver resuelto escribir escrito volver vuelto ver visto hacer hecho morir muerto romper roto abrir abierto cubrir cubierto decir dicho poner puesto Irregular Past Participles

  13. 2. If the ER / IR verb has a stem that ends in a vowel, then the past participle will have an accent on the “I”. • ie…He leído la novela tres veces. • **(except “guir” verbs)** Watch Out For…

  14. 3. Remember that when the participle is used with HABER in the perfect tenses, it always has an “o” ending. - ie…hemos escrito Watch Out For…

  15. The perfect tense are used to express some action that started in the past and generally has some bearing on the present. • - ie…Ya ha ido al banco y • tiene el dinero. Usages

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