PRESENTE PERFECTO

¿QUÉ ES EL PRESENTE PERFECTO?

The present perfect is formed by combining a

helping verb (“have” or “has”) with the past

participle

POR EJEMPLO…

For example:• I have played tennis.•She has sung at weddings.•We have flown in a plane.

To form the present participle we combine

the helping verb “have/has” with a past

participle• For example, “I have been a lifeguard.” • “I” is the subject• “have” is the helping verb• “been” is the past participle

In Spanish we form the present participle by combining the present tense of the verb haber (the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past participle

• For example:• Yo he bailado.

I have danced.• Nosotros no hemos estudiado

para el examen.We haven’t studied for the test.

How to form the past participle:

For –ar verbs, take the stem of the verb and add –

ado

Example: comprar → comprado

For –er and –ir verbs, take the stem of the verb and

add –ido

Example: tener → tenido

IRREGULARS

The following verbs have irregular past participles ending in –to:

abrir → abierto cubrir → cubierto

descubrir → descubierto escribir → escrito

morir → muerto poner → puesto

romper → roto ver → visto volver → vuelto

MORE IRREGULARS

These verbs have irregular past participles ending in

–cho:

decir → dicho

hacer → hecho