The Present Perfect Tense Unit 5 p 214

The Present Perfect Tense Unit 5 - p. 214 Realidades 3

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: He has seen it; Have you tried? ; They haven’t eaten… etc.

The Present Perfect • To form the past participle of a verb in Spanish, you add -ado to the stem of -ar verbs and -ido to the stem of most -er/-ir verbs: – estar: est- + -ado = estado comido – comer: com- + -ido = _____

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 • generally the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use its English equivalent…

The Present Perfect I have been We have been You all have been He, She, it has been They have been

The Present Perfect he estado hemos estado habéis estado han estado

The Present Perfect I have sung We have sung You have sung Y’all have sung He, She It has sung They have sung

The Present Perfect he cantado hemos cantado habéis 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 habéis decidido han decidido

The Present Perfect • No he arreglado la bicicleta todavía. • I haven’t fixed the bicycle yet.

The Present Perfect • ¿Qué trabajos has tenido? • What jobs have you had?

The Present Perfect • Notice that when the past participle is used with forms of haber, the final -o never changes… •

The Present Perfect • Ricardo ha grabado su película favorita. • Pepita y Andrea han grabado una telenovela.

The Present Perfect • Certain verbs that have a double vowel in the infinitive form (except those with the double vowel ui) 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.

The Present Perfect • Some verbs have irregular past participles. • Memorize this acronym: • REVV MAC PHDD

acronynm: R E V V M A C P H D D participle: roto escrito visto vuelto muerto abierto cubierto puesto hecho dicho devuelto Infinitive verb: Romper Escribir Ver Volver Morir Abrir Cubrir Poner Hacer Decir Devolver