THE PERFECT TENSE Flashcards
What is the perfect tense used for?
To express or describe actions that have happened in the recent past.
What expressions are often used with the perfect tense?
Últimamente- lately Recientemente- recently Nunca- never Ya- already/yet Todavía no- not yet
How do you form the perfect tense?
- Present tense of haber
2. The past participle
What are the present tense forms of haber?
He Has Ha Hemos Habéis Han
How do form the past participle for AR verbs?
- Remove the -ar ending from the infinitive
2. Add -ado
How do you form the past participle for ER and IR verbs?
- Remove the -er or -ir ending from the infinitive
2. Add -ido
What verbs have irregular past participles?
Decir Describir Escribir Hacer Poner Ver Volver
What is the past participle for DECIR?
Dicho
What is the past participle for DESCRIBIR?
Descrito
What is the past participle for HACER?
Hecho
What is the past participle for ESCRIBIR?
Escrito
What is the past participle for HACER?
Hecho
What is the past participle for PONER?
Puesto
What is the past participle for VER?
Visto
What is the past participle for VOLVER?
Vuelto
Where does the ‘no’ go in a sentence if it’s negative?
Before both parts of the perfect tense.
Where do you place the object pronoun e.g. ‘lo’ ?
In front of both parts of the perfect tense.
What adverb is the perfect tense often used with?
Ya- already
E.g. Ya han comido- They have already eaten
With reflexive verbs, where do you place the reflexive pronoun in the perfect tense?
Right before the auxiliary verb HACER.
E.g. Me ha cepillado los dientes- I have brushed my teeth
What other phrase can be used instead of the perfect tense?
Acabar de + infinitive
To have just
E.g. Acabo de volver de España
I (have) just got back from Spain
