THE PERFECT TENSE Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the perfect tense used for?

A

To express or describe actions that have happened in the recent past.

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What expressions are often used with the perfect tense?

A
Últimamente- lately
Recientemente- recently 
Nunca- never 
Ya- already/yet
Todavía no- not yet
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How do you form the perfect tense?

A
  1. Present tense of haber

2. The past participle

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What are the present tense forms of haber?

A
He 
Has
Ha
Hemos
Habéis
Han
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How do form the past participle for AR verbs?

A
  1. Remove the -ar ending from the infinitive

2. Add -ado

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How do you form the past participle for ER and IR verbs?

A
  1. Remove the -er or -ir ending from the infinitive

2. Add -ido

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What verbs have irregular past participles?

A
Decir
Describir
Escribir
Hacer
Poner
Ver
Volver
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What is the past participle for DECIR?

A

Dicho

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What is the past participle for DESCRIBIR?

A

Descrito

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What is the past participle for HACER?

A

Hecho

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What is the past participle for ESCRIBIR?

A

Escrito

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What is the past participle for HACER?

A

Hecho

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What is the past participle for PONER?

A

Puesto

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What is the past participle for VER?

A

Visto

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What is the past participle for VOLVER?

A

Vuelto

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16
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Where does the ‘no’ go in a sentence if it’s negative?

A

Before both parts of the perfect tense.

17
Q

Where do you place the object pronoun e.g. ‘lo’ ?

A

In front of both parts of the perfect tense.

18
Q

What adverb is the perfect tense often used with?

A

Ya- already

E.g. Ya han comido- They have already eaten

19
Q

With reflexive verbs, where do you place the reflexive pronoun in the perfect tense?

A

Right before the auxiliary verb HACER.

E.g. Me ha cepillado los dientes- I have brushed my teeth

20
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What other phrase can be used instead of the perfect tense?

A

Acabar de + infinitive
To have just

E.g. Acabo de volver de España
I (have) just got back from Spain