The Present Perfect Tense
This is a form of the past tense
To say : have/has (done something)
The Present Perfect
• In English we form the present perfect tense by
combining have or has (as a helping/auxiliary verb)
with the past participle of a verb: = eaten , seen,
played, watched
He has seen it; Have you tried?; They haven’t
eaten, I have seen, You have played.
The Present Perfect
• To form the present perfect tense, combine this
past participle with the present tense of the verb
haber*
he
has
ha
hemos
habéis
han
*normally used as “there is/there are”: hay
The Present Perfect; Regular Verbs
• To form the past participle of a verb in
Spanish.
• AR Verbs you remove -ar add -ado
• IR and RE Verbs you remove er/-ir and add -ido
estar: est- + -ado =
comer: com- + -ido =
estado
comido
The Present Perfect
• generally the Spanish present perfect
in the same way we use its English
equivalent…
The Present Perfect
I have been
We have been
You have been
You all have been
He, She, it has been They have been
The Present Perfect
he estado
hemos estado
has estado
habéis estado
ha estado
han estado
The Present Perfect
I have sung
We have sung
You have sung
Ye have sung
He, She It has sung They have sung
The Present Perfect
he cantado
hemos cantado
has cantado
habéis cantado
ha cantado
han cantado
The Present Perfect
I have decided
We have decided
You have decided
(all of) you have
decided
He, She, It
has decided
They have decided
The Present Perfect
he decidido
hemos decidido
has decidido
habéis decidido
ha decidido
han decidido
The Present Perfect
• No he arreglado la bicicleta todavía.
• I haven’t fixed the bicycle yet.
The Present Perfect
• Certain verbs that have a double vowel
in the infinitive form require an accent
mark on the i in the past participle….
The Present Perfect
• Caer
• Leer
• Oír
• Creer
• Traer
• Reír
caído
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.
The Present Perfect
• Has alquilado esa película
alguna vez?
• No, no la he alquilado nunca.
IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES
participle:
roto
escrito
visto
vuelto
muerto
abierto
cubierto
puesto
hecho
dicho
devuelto
ido
Infinitive verb:
Romper
Escribir
Ver
Volver
Morir
Abrir
Cubrir
Poner
Hacer
Decir
Devolver
Ir