The Present Perfect The Present Perfect In English

The Present Perfect

The Present Perfect • In English we form the present perfect tense by combining have or has with the past participle of a verb: he has seen, have you tried? , they haven’t eaten.

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.

The Present Perfect • To form the present-perfect tense, we combine this past participle with the present tense of the verb haber.

The Present Perfect • We generally use the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use its English equivalent.

The Present Perfect I have rented We have rented You have rented He, She It has rented They have rented

The Present Perfect he alquilado hemos alquilado habéis alquilado han alquilado

The Present Perfect I have chosen We have chosen You have chosen He, She It has chosen They have chosen

The Present Perfect he escogido hemos escogido habéis escogido han escogido

The Present Perfect I have decided We have decided 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 alquilado un video hoy. • I haven’t rented a video today.

The Present Perfect • Qué programa han escogido? • What program have they chosen?

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. • Sus hermanos 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 caído leído oído creído

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

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

El Perfecto GN 16 1. I have robbed. 2. He has opened the door. 3. The book was closed. 4. The door was closed.

El Perfecto GN 16 1. Yo he robado. 2. Él ha abierto la puerta. 3. El libro estaba cerrado. 4. La puerta estaba cerrada.

El Perfecto GN 16 1. Yo ___ salido de mi casa. 2. Él ____ saltado por la ventana. 3. El libro _______ cerrado. 4. Las puertas _____ abiertas. 5. El ladrón _____ robado el banco.

El Perfecto GN 16 6. Su padre ____ dicho ¿porqué llegas a esta hora? 7. Jaime ______(estar) _____(sentar) en su cama. 8. Uds. ______ (haber) ____(acabar de) estudiar. 9. Ella y yo _______ (haber) ____ (llamar) la casa. 10. Tú ______ (haber) _______(comer) toda la sopa.

El Perfecto GN 16 4. Las puertas ____(haber) abiertas. 5. Los ladrónes _____(haber) _______ (robar) el banco. 6. Sus padres ____(haber) ______ (decir) ¿porqué llegas a esta hora?

El Perfecto GN 16 1. Ella ___(haber) ______(salir) 2. Ud. ____ (haber) ____ (mirar) por la ventana. 3. Los libros _______(estar) ____(cerrar)