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Present Perfect
El presente perfecto
Haber
• The present perfect is formed using the present
of the verb haber + past participle.
yo
he
tú
has
él / ella / Ud.
ha
nosotros(as)
hemos
ellos / ellas / Uds.
han
Past Participles
• The past participle of regular verbs is
formed by adding:
• -ado to the infinitive stem of –ar verbs, and
• -ido to the infinitive stem of –er and –ir verbs
hablar
hablado
poder
podido
reservar
reservado
subir
subido
comer
comido
pedir
pedido
• The present perfect is called a compound
tense because it consists of two verb
forms:
• The present tense of the verb haber and
• The past participle of the verb being used.
Llegar: to arrive
yo
he llegado
I have arrived
tú
has llegado
you have arrived
él / ella / Ud.
ha llegado
he, she, has arrived
you have arrived
nosotros / nosotras hemos llegado
ellos / ellas / Uds.
han llegado
we have arrived
they, you have arrived
Comer: to eat
yo
he comido
I have eaten
tú
has comido
you have eaten
él / ella / Ud.
ha comido
he, she, has eaten
you have eaten
nosotros / nosotras hemos comido
ellos / ellas / Uds.
han comido
we have eaten
they, you have eaten
• The present perfect tense is used to
describe a recently completed action.
• In compound tenses the verb haber and
the participle are never separated.
Irregular participles
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decir: to tell, to say
hacer: to do, to make
ver: to see
escribir: to write
abrir: to open
cubrir: to cover
morir: to die
poner: to put
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dicho
hecho
visto
escrito
abierto
cubierto
muerto
puesto
• volver: to return
• devolver: to return
• romper: to break
• vuelto
• devuelto
• roto