REPASO DEL
PRESENTE PERFECTO
Present Perfect
2. Action that started in the past
and continues till present.
Ana has slept for 3 hours (she’s awake now)
3. Actions that started in the
past and may still continue in
the future.
I have lived in SC all my life. (I’m
not moving anywhere)
The Present Perfect
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In English we form the Present Perfect
tense by conjugating the verb “HAVE” and
adding the past participle of the verb
he has seen,
have you tried?
they haven’t eaten.
Ex:
Presente Perfecto  FORMS
HABER (auxiliary verb)
Yo
he
Tu
has
El, ella
+
ha
+ Stem +
Ns.
hemos
Vs.
Habéis
Ellos, ellas
han
ADO
AR verbs
IDO
(ER, IR vbs.)
The Present Perfect
Caer
 Leer
 Oír
 Creer
 Traer
 Reír
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caído
leído
oído
creído
traído
reído
The Present Perfect
Some verbs have irregular past
participles.
Memorize this acronym:
REVV MAC PHDD
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R
E
V
V
roto
escrito
visto
vuelto
Romper
Escribir
Ver
Volver
M
A
C
muerto
abierto
cubierto
Morir
Abrir
Cubrir
P
H
D
D
puesto
hecho
dicho
devuelto
Poner
Hacer
Decir
Devolver
Presente Perfecto
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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
A MENUDO - often
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.
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I did my homework yesterday.
Past tense & Present perfect tense
Past Tense
 actions that
happened in
the past
e.g. I sang yesterday.
Present Perfect Tense
 actions that started
in the past and
continue to the present
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
Past Tense
 We know the
specific point of
time of the
action.
e.g. I drew a picture
last night.
Present Perfect Tense
 We do not know the
time of the action.
e.g. I’ve already drawn a
picture
.
Past tense & Present perfect tense
Past Tense
 verb - 1 word
e.g. I started playing
the violin in 2000.
 Hint words:
yesterday,
last night,
last Sunday,
last year, ago,
in 2000
Present Perfect Tense
 verb - 2 words
e.g. I’ve played the violin
since 2000.
 Hint words:
since, for, already, just,
yet, ever
Practice (2)
e.g. I _______
made a dress two weeks ago. (make)
1 I ______________
have lived
in Hong Kong since 1990.
(live)
bought our house in 2000. (buy)
2 My parents _______
has taught at my school
3 Miss Lee ___________
for two years. (teach)
visited his uncle one month ago. (visit)
4 Tom _______
have been friends
5 Polly and Dolly __________
since last year. (be)
has slept
6 The baby __________
for four hours. (sleep)
The Present Perfect
Ana no ha hecho su tarea todavía.
 Ana hasn’t done her homework yet..
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¿ Has bebido alguna vez margarita?
 Have you ever drunk margarita?
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The Present Perfect
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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.
Use the following verbs and ask questions using
2nd person as in the model
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¿ Has hablado con Javier?
Sí, he hablado con Javier
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Poner
escribir
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Mirar
ver
ir
escuchado
Use the following verbs and ask questions using
3rd person as in the model
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¿ Ha dicho Ana la verdad?
Sí, ella ha dicho la verdad.
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decir
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almorzar
tomar apuntes
hecho
comer
Use the following verbs and ask questions using
2nd person plural as in the model
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¿ Habeis hecho la tarea?
Sí, hemos hecho la tarea?
volver
romper
abierto
ver
manejar