ISG Chap.17 present perfect Flashcards
Many people have called the radio station to give their opinion
Muchas personas han llamado a la estacion de radio para dar su opinion.
I have sent my letter to the bank
Yo he enviado mi carta al banco
Haber conjugation in present perfect
He, has, ha, hemos, han
Regular past particles
- ar, drops ar and add -ado
- er, drops er and add -ido
- ir, drops ir and add -ido
Compar present perfect
He comprado Has comprado Ha comprado Hemos comprado Han comprado
Beber present perferct
He bebido Has bebido Ha bebido Hemos bebido Han bebido
Vivir present perfect
He vivido Has vivido Ha vivido Hemos vivido Han vivido
Julita has bought two shirts
Julita ha comprado dos camisas
Have you tasted the shrimp dish?
Han probado ustedes el plato de camarones?
Marta has asked us for a favor
Marta nos ha pedido un favor
They have brought it to me at home
Ellos me lo han llevado a casa
I have not bought the present for lucida
No he comprado el regalo para lucida
You have never answered used
Ustedes nunca nos ha respondido
Present perfect and past perfect
It is formed with the auxiliary verb haber in the present tense followed by a past particle.
Uses of the present perfect
- to indicate an action or something that happened in the past and bears relevance in the present or an action that continues in the present.
- to express a recently completed action. You may use a form of acabar de + infinitive.
Elias thought about moving to NY , but he has not decided when.
Elias penso en mudarse a NY pero no ha decidido cuando.
We have come here for our vacation for many years.
Nosotros hemos venido aqui de vacaciones por muchos anos.
The flight has arrived and we may board the plane now.
El vuelo ha aterrizado y podemos abordar el avion ya.
We have used the credit card because we received it in the mail today.
Hemos usado la tarjeta de credito porque la recibimos hou por correo.
He has just called Manuel.
Acaba de llamar a Manuel.
We have just finished our homework.
Acabamos de terminar la tarrea.
Mario has just left the building.
Mario acaba de salir del edificio.
The soprano has attracted the public this opera.
La soprano ha atraido al publico para esta opera.
The city has rebuilt this road.
La ciudad ha reconstruido esta carretera.
Atraer
Past participle
To attract
Atraido, with stem that ends in vowel.
Caer
Past participle
To fall
Caido, stem ends in vowel