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The Present Perfect: What I have done

The Present Perfect: What I have done. What does it mean? How do we use it? How do we form it?. The Present Perfect. In English we form the present perfect tense by combining have or has with the past participle of a verb: he has seen, have you tried?, they haven’t eaten.

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The Present Perfect: What I have done

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  1. The Present Perfect: What I have done What does it mean? How do we use it? How do we form it?

  2. The Present Perfect • In English we form the present perfect tense by combining have or has with the past participle of a verb: he has seen, have you tried?, they haven’t eaten.

  3. The Present Perfect • To form the past participle of a verb in Spanish, you add -ado to the stem of -ar verbs and -ido to the stem of most -er/-ir verbs.

  4. The Present Perfect • To form the present-perfect tense, we combine this past participle with the present tense of the verb haber.

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

  6. I have spoken You have spoken He, She It has spoken We have spoken You all have spoken They have spoken The Present Perfect

  7. he hablado has hablado ha hablado hemos hablado habéis hablado han hablado The Present Perfect

  8. I have eaten You have eaten He, She It has eaten We have eaten You all have eaten They have eaten The Present Perfect

  9. he comido has comido ha comido hemos comido habéis comido han comido The Present Perfect

  10. I have decided You have decided He, She It has decided We have decided You all have decided They have decided The Present Perfect

  11. he decidido has decidido ha decidido hemos decidido habéis decidido han decidido The Present Perfect

  12. The Present Perfect • No he hablado con Sra. Sliney hoy. • I haven’t spoken with Ms. Sliney today.

  13. The Present Perfect • Qué tipo de queso han comido? • What type of cheese have they eaten?

  14. The Present Perfect • Notice that when the past participle is used with forms of haber, the final -o never changes.

  15. The Present Perfect • Ricardo ha grabado su película favorita. • Sus hermanos han grabado una telenovela.

  16. The Present Perfect • Certain verbs that have a double vowel in the infinitive form (except those with the double vowel ui ) require an accent mark on the i in the past participle.

  17. The Present Perfect caído • Caer • Leer • Oír • Creer leído oído creído

  18. 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.

  19. The Present Perfect • Has alquilado esa película alguna vez? • No, no la he alquilado nunca.

  20. The Present Perfect • Some verbs have irregular past participles. • Memorize this acronym: • REVV MAC PHDD

  21. 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

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