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PRESENTE PERFECTO
Present Perfect
Example (1)
We use the Present Perfect tense to
show the result of an action.
e.g. (a) . Paco está comiendo una garra de
pollo.
(b) Paco ha comido una garra de pollo.
2. Action that started in the past and still
continues in the present
Marisol y Jacques han estudiado español por 2 años y media.
(they continue studying Spanish)
Marisol y Jacques estudiaron espanol por dos anos.
(they stopped studying Spanish)
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 drawn a picture
already.
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
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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:
The Present Perfect
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We generally use the Spanish present
perfect in the same way we use its
English equivalent.
Presente Perfecto  FORMS
Yo
Tu
El, ella
+
Ns.
Vs.
Ellos, ellas
HABER (auxiliary verb)
he
ADO
has
AR verbs
ha
+ Stem +
hemos
Habéis
IDO
han
(ER, IR vbs.)
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
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.
The Present Perfect
Caer
 Leer
 Oír
 Creer
 Traer
 Reír
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caído
leído
oído
creído
traído
reído
The Present Perfect
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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 visto esa película alguna
vez?
No, no la he visto nunca.
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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
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