Present Perfect Tense - Grammar 01 Flashcards
How form pretérito perfecto?
haber + past participle of auxiliary very
Conjugate present tense haber
yo he, tu has, el/ella Usd ha, nosotros hemos, vosotros habéis, ellos han
How form past participle
stem+ado (ar verbs), stem+ido (er, ir verbs)
Example past participle ar, er, ir verbs
hablado, comido, vivido
Past participle (irr) - abrir
abierto (opened)
Past participle (irr) - cubrir
cubierto (covered)
Past participle (irr) - descubrir
descubierto (discovered, identified)
Past participle (irr) - decir
dicho (said)
Past participle (irr) - escribir
escrito (wrote)
Past participle (irr) - hacer
hecho (made)
Past participle (irr) - poner
puesto (put)
Past participle (irr) - morir
muerto (died)
Past participle (irr) - resolver
resuelto (determined, resolved (fml))
Past participle (irr) - romper
roto (broke)
Past participle (irr) - ver
visto (saw)
Past participle (irr) - volver
vuelto (came back, went back to)
Use 1?
Talk about action which just happened but ongoing relevance
what type of expressions accompany use 1?
recent “time expressions”
4 examples of accompanying expressions use 1
esta mañana, esta tarde, hoy, este año
¿Ha venido el cartero esta mañana?
Has the postman come this morning?
¿Ha llamado tu madre?
Has your mother called?
Use 2?
To talk about past actions without mentioning when they occurred
Pedro ha vivido en muchos países de Europa.
Pedro has lived in many countries in Europe.
Mi socio y yo hemos invertido todos nuestros ahorros en un pequeño negocio.
My partner and I have invested all of our savings in a small business.
