The Present Perfect Subjunctive It is used in

The Present Perfect Subjunctive It is used in a dependent clause (after “que”) when the main clause expresses emotion about an action that has occurred in the recent past. 1

Example: Me alegro de que Uds. hayan visto la película Los piratas del Caribe, el baúl el muerto. I am glad that you all have seen the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man’s Chest. 2

Temo que nadie me haya llamado hoy. I fear that no one has called me today. 3

Nos frustra que no haya llovido mucho esta primavera. It frustrates us that it hasn’t rained much this spring. 4

How to form the present perfect subjunctive Use the present subjunctive of “haber” hayamos hayan 5

Past participle -ado (hablado) -ido (comido) -ido (vivido) Remember that there are irregular past participles too. 6

Formula: Verb of emotion in main clause + que + present perfect subjunctive 7

Important things to remember: Object pronouns (DOP’s, IDOP’s, ROP’s) come before the conjugated form of “haber” They cannot be attached to a past participle They cannot come immediately before the past participle “que” introduces a new clause, therefore a new subject. If there is no change in subject use the infinitive. 8

Examples: Nos alegramos de que nuestros padres nos hayan dejado el coche esta noche. We are glad that our parents have left (given us) us the car tonight. 9

A mi amigo Carlos le sorprende que nadie lo haya llamado esta tarde. It surprises my friend Carlos that no one has called him this afternoon. 10

Traduzca las siguientes en español. Do you like that we have invited you to Eva Mendes’s birthday party? You are glad that your friends have congratulated you after the piano concert. I regret to inform you that the telephone still isn’t working. Do you like to go to parties? We regret that you haven’t written a letter to grandma. I am glad that you have put on your tie, shirt and vest today. 11

Answers: ¿Te gusta que te hayamos invitado a la fiesta de cumpleaños de Eva Mendes? Te alegras de que tus amigos te hayan felicitado después del concierto de piano. Siento informarle que el teléfono todavía no funciona. ¿Te gusta ir a las fiestas? Sentimos que no hayas escrito una carta a abuelita. Me alegro de que te hayas puesto tu corbata, camisa y chaleco hoy. 12

El Fin Information cited from: Conner, John Breaking the Spanish Barrier 2006 13