Perfect Tense Flashcards

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1
Q

How is the perfect tense formed?

A

By adding the past participle to the present tense of haber (to have)
example: he hablado (I have spoken)

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2
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What are the endings that you add to the stem of the verb in order to form the past participle

A

-ar = -ado
-er/-ir = -ido

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3
Q

Conjugate present of haber

A

he
has
ha
hemos
habéis
han

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4
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How many irregular past particles are in the perfect tense?

A

ten

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What does hacer (to do/make) become when being an irregular past participle

A

hecho

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What does volver (to come back) become when being an irregular past participle

A

vuelto

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What does ver (to see) become when being an irregular past participle

A

visto

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What does poner (to put) become when being an irregular past participle

A

puesto

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What does romper (to break) become when being an irregular past participle

A

roto

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What does abrir (to open) become when being an irregular past participle

A

abierto

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What does cubrir (to cover) become when being an irregular past participle

A

cubierto

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What does escribir (to write) become when being an irregular past participle

A

escrito

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What does decir (to say) become when being an irregular past participle

A

dicho

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14
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What does morir (to die) become when being an irregular past participle

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muerto

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15
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What does the past participle agree with when used as an adjective after the verbs ser & estar and after nouns

A

gender and number of the noun it refers to

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16
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What is the perfect tense used for (x2 things)

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to refer to completed past actions or events, in a time frame that includes the present
to refer to past events without specifying a time

17
Q

What is the perfect tense often accompanied by? give examples

A

temporary expressions that include the present:
hoy (today)
recientemente (recently)
últimamente (lately)
esta mañana/tarde/semana (this morning/afternoon/week)
este mes/año/siglo (this month/year/century)
estas vacaciones (these holidays)