The Present Perfect

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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 havent 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
You have rented He, She It has rented They have rented

We have rented

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he alquilado has alquilado ha alquilado hemos alquilado habis alquilado han alquilado

The Present Perfect

I have chosen
You have chosen He, She It has chosen They have chosen

We have chosen

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he escogido has escogido ha escogido hemos escogido habis escogido han escogido

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I have decided
You have decided He, She It has decided They have decided

We have decided

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he decidido has decidido ha decidido hemos decidido habis decidido han decidido

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No he reparado la bicicleta todava. I havent repaired the bicycle

yet.

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Qu trabajos has tenido? What jobs have you had?

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Notice that when the past participle is used with forms of haber, the final -o never changes.

The Present Perfect

Ricardo ha grabado su pelcula 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 Or Creer Traer Rer

cado ledo odo credo trado redo

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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 pelcula alguna vez? No, no la he alquilado nunca.

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Some verbs have irregular past participles. Memorize this acronym: REVV MAC PHDD

R E V V M A C P H D D

roto escrito visto vuelto muerto abierto cubierto puesto hecho dicho devuelto

Romper Escribir Ver Volver Morir Abrir Cubrir Poner Hacer Decir Devolver