The present perfect subjunctive el pretrito perfecto del

The present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto del subjuntivo), like the present perfect indicative, is used to talk about what has happened. u The present perfect subjunctive is formed using the present subjunctive of the auxiliary verb haber and a past participle. u © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 6. 3 -1

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u The same conditions that trigger the use of the present subjunctive apply to the present perfect subjunctive. just the past tense of anything that requires the use of subjunctive. u Basically © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 6. 3 -3

u ¡ATENCIÓN! In Spanish the present perfect subjunctive is used to express a recent action. – No creo que lo hayas dicho bien. I don’t think you said it right. – Espero que él haya llegado. I hope he arrived. © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 6. 3 -4

u The action expressed by the present perfect subjunctive is seen as occurring before the action expressed in the main clause. © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 6. 3 -5

Indica el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo de los verbos entre paréntesis. 1. hayan dicho Me gusta que ustedes ________ (decir) la verdad. 2. No creo que tú ________ (comer) tanto. 3. Es imposible que usted ________ (poder) hacer tal (such a) cosa. 4. Me alegro de que tú y yo ________ (merendar) juntas. 5. Es posible que yo ________ (adelgazar) un poco esta semana. 6. Espero que ellas ________ (sentirse) mejor después de la clase. © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 6. 3 -6

Traduce. 1. I hope that you have eaten lots of ice cream 2. He prefers that the school has offered free lunch. 3. You want us to have made more food. 4. They hope that she has arrived. 5. I don´t believe that we have seen the end. 6. She denies that you have gone to the movies. 7. I recommend that you have already done your homework. 8. They suggest that you guys have already read the book. 9. We want them to have already put a new page on the table. 10. Is there a bank that has already made the loan? © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 6. 3 -7