Perfect tenses/haber Flashcards
What are the 2 types of perfect tenses?
- Past Perfect-completed action that occurred before another past action
- Present perfect - an action that happened in the past but relevant to current present situation.
What is Past Perfect
Past Perfect:
The past perfect tense is used to express an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Example: Había estudiado antes de llegar al examen. (I had studied before arriving at the exam.)
What is present perfect?
Present Perfect:
The present perfect tense is used to express an action that happened in the past but has a connection or relevance to the present moment.
Example: Él ha jugado con ellos antes. (He has played with them before
what is the definition of haber
To have+ verb
there is/there was (Indicating Existence, Quantity or Presence)
Haber que- to have to like tener que
How to conjugate haber in past perfect
Yo había (I had)
Tú habías (You had)
Él/Ella/Usted había (He/She/You(formal) had)
Nosotros habíamos (We had)
Ustedes habían (They/You all had
How to conjugate haber is present perfect?
Yo he (I have)
Tú has (You have)
Él/Ella/Usted ha (He/She/You(formal) has)
Nosotros hemos (We have)
Ustedes han (They/You all have
What is the ending of any word after haber in the setting of perfect future tense
The main verb is conjugated with “-ado” for ar verbs and “-ido” for er and ir verbs
How to conjugate ar verbs for present perfect tense?
Ado
Ej
Hablar
Yo he hablado
Tú has hablado
Él/ella/usted ha hablado
Nosotros hemos hablado
Ustedes han hablado
How to conjugate er verb for perfect tense?
Idk
Ej
Comer
Yo he comido
Tú has comido
Él/ella/usted ha comido
Nosotros hemos comido
Ustedes han comido
How to conjugate ir verbs in perfect tense ?
Ido
Ej
Vivir
Yo he vivido
Tú has vivido
Él/ella/usted ha vivido
Nosotros hemos vivido
Ustedes han vivido
What are irregular verb endings for perfect tense?
decir - dicho
escribir - escrito
hacer - hecho
poner - puesto
romper - roto (to break)
ver - visto
abrir - abierto
volver - vuelto
freír - frito (to fry)
morir - muerto
resolver - resuelto
cubrir - cubierto (to cover)
Translate:
They have sold almost all of their old furniture
Ellos (haber+vender) casi todos sus muebles viejos.
Ellos han vendido casi todos sus muebles viejos
How else is haber used?
Indicating Existence, Quantity or Presence
It is used in the third person singular or plural to indicate the existence or presence of something or someone in a place. Example: “There are many books in the library.” “Hay muchos libros en la biblioteca”
Pretérite version of haber
Preterite = hubo/hubieron
No hubo show anoche. There wasn’t a show last night
Imperfect version of haber
Imperfect = había/habían
Había un show cuando era jóven. There used to be a show when I was younger
