THE PRESENT PERFECT

The Present Perfect In English we form the Present

Perfect tense by conjugating the verb “HAVE” and adding the past participle of the verb

Ex: he has seen, Have you tried? they haven’t eaten.

The Present PerfectWe generally use the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use its English equivalent

We use it to describe an action completed that has just finished

Presente Perfecto FORMS

Yo heTu has ADOEl, ella + ha + Stem + (AR vbs)Ns. hemosVs. Habéis IDOEllos, ellas han (ER, IR vbs.)

Presente Perfecto

Expressions frequently used with Present Perfect

YA – already, yet TODAVIA NO – not yet JAMAS – ever, never NUNCA – never SIEMPRE - always

The Present Perfect

No he reparado la bicicleta todavía.

I haven’t repaired the bicycle yet.

The Present Perfect

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

CaerLeerOírCreerTraerReír

caídoleídooídocreídotraídoreído

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 visto esa película alguna vez?

No, no la he visto nunca.

The Present Perfect

Some verbs have irregular past participles.

Memorize this acronym:REVV MAC PHDD

R Romper roto E Escribir escritoV Ver vistoV Volver vuelto

M Morrir muerto

A Abrir abiertoC Cubrir cubierto

P Poner puestoH Hacer hechoD Decir dichoD Devolver devuelto