2. The Present Perfect

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

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

7. The Present Perfect he alquilado I have rented has alquilado You have rented ha alquilado He, She It has rented hemos alquilado We have rented han alquilado They have rented

8. The Present Perfect he escogido I have chosen has escogido You have chosen ha escogido He, She It has chosen hemos escogido We have chosen han escogido They have chosen

9. The Present Perfect he decidido I have decided has decidido You have decided ha decidido He, She It has decided hemos decidido We have decided han decidido They have decided

10. The Present Perfect No he reparado la bicicleta todavía. I haven’t repaired the bicycle yet. ¿Qué trabajos has tenido? What jobs have you had?

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

12. The Present Perfect Ricardo ha grabado su película favorita. Ricardo has recorded his favorite movie. Sus hermanos han grabado una telenovela. His brothers have recorded a soap opera.

13. 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.

14. The Present Perfect Caer Leer Oír Creer Traer Reír caído leído oído creído traído reído

15. 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.

16. The Present Perfect Has alquilado la película, “Star Wars”? Have you rented the movie, “Star Wars”? No, no la he alquilado. No I did not rent it.

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

18. Rroto Eescrito Vvisto Vvuelto Mmuerto Aabierto Ccubierto Ppuesto Hhecho Ddicho Ddevuelto Romper Escribir Ver Volver Morir Abrir Cubrir Poner Hacer Decir Devolver

19. The Present Perfect Let’s Practice! I have spoken = You have eaten = She has listened = We have heard = They have learned = I have taught =

20. The Present Perfect Let’s Practice! I have spoken =he hablado You have eaten =has comido She has listened =ha escuchado We have heard =hemos oído They have learned =han aprendido I have taught =he enseñado