Teach Y G - 17 - Referring to the recent past

Question 1

1. The perfect tense = aux verb have/had + past participle

2. The perfect tense

Answer 1

1. What tense do we use in English to refer to past events which relate to the present? (Situation 1)
2. What tense does Spanish use?

Question 2

1. ¿Qué le ha `pasado a Dolores?

2. Situation 1. Past event relevant to present.

Answer 2

1. What has happened to Dolores?

2. What situation? Why?

Question 3

1. Dolores está triste porque ha recibido una mala noticia.

2. Situation 1. Past event relevant to present.

Answer 3

1. Dolores is sad because she´s had some bad news.

2. What situation? Why?

Question 4

1. ¿Por qué has hecho esto?

2. Situation 1. Past event relevant to present.

Answer 4

1. Why have you done this?

2. What situation? Why?

Question 5

1. The perfect tense = aux verb have/had + past participle

2. The perfect tense

Answer 5

1. What tense use in English to cover events which have taken place over a period of time including the present? (Situation 2)
2. What tense does Spanish use?

Question 6

1. Ella no ha estado aquí hoy.

2. Situation 2. Past event over period including present.

Answer 6

1. She hasn´t been here today.

2. What situation? Why?

Question 7

1. He visto esta película dos veces esta semana.

2. Situation 2. Past event over period including present.

Answer 7

1. I´ve seen this film twice this weekend.

2. What situation? Why?

Question 8

1. The simple past or preterit.

2. The perfect tense ie haber + past participle

Answer 8

1. What tense use in English to cover events which happened in the recent past? (Situation 3)
2. What tense does Spanish use?

Question 9

1. Me he encontrado con Peter hace un rato.

2. Situation 3. Event occurred in recent past.

Answer 9

1. I met Peter a while ago.

2. What situation? Why?

Question 10

1. ¿Has oído ese ruido?

2. Situation 3. Event occurred in recent past.

Answer 10

1. Did you hear that noise?

2. What situation? Why?

Question 11

Carmen ha salido hace un rato.

Answer 11

Carmen went out a while ago.

Question 12

Acaba de salir. Ha ido a casa de José.

Answer 12

He´s just gone out. He went to Jose´s house.

Question 13

le he venido a buscar para ir a la piscina …. le esperaré allí

Answer 13

I´ve come for him to go to the pool … I will wait for him there

Question 14

1. He estado arriba en mi despacho hace un momento

2. hace un momento

Answer 14

1. I have just now been up in my office

2. just now, a little while ago

Question 15

1. he estado en casa un rato
2. recent past ie situation 2
3. un rato

Answer 15

1. I was briefly at home.
2. Why perfect tense not preterit?
3. briefly, a while, for a bit

Question 16

1. ¿Has comido ya?

2. Situation 2. Past event which relates to present.

Answer 16

1. Have you eaten yet?

2. Why perfect tense?

Question 17

1. the present tense

Answer 17

1. What tense do use “acabar de + inf t”o mean “have just done s.th”

Question 18

Acaban de marcharse

Answer 18

They’ve just left.

Question 19

1. Luego he ido a la peluquería.

2. Perfect tense ie haber + pp not preterit. Situation 3 ie recent past event

Answer 19

1. Then I went to the hairdresser.

2. What tense? Why?

Question 20

1. They are always placed in front of the perfect tense.
2. Me he levantado tarde.
3. Me he quedado en casa.

Answer 20

1. Where are pronouns placed when use perfect tense in Spanish?
2. I got up late.
3. I stayed at home.

Question 21

South Americans use the preterit more frequently to refer to the recent past, but still use the perfect tense for this purpose as well (just less frequently)

Answer 21

How is South American Spanish different to peninsular Spanish re situation 3 (recent past)?