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The Present Perfect p. 331 Realidades 2

The Present Perfect • In English we form the present perfect tense by combining have or has with the past participle of a verb: he has seen, have you tried?, they haven’t eaten.

The Present Perfect • To form the past participle of a verb in Spanish, you add -ado to the stem of -ar verbs and -ido to the stem of most -er/-ir verbs.

The Present Perfect • To form the present-perfect tense, we combine this past participle with the present tense of the verb haber.

The Present Perfect • We generally use the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use its English equivalent.

The Present Perfect I have rented

We have rented

You have rented He, She It has rented

They have rented

The Present Perfect he alquilado

hemos alquilado

has alquilado

habéis alquilado

ha alquilado

han alquilado

The Present Perfect I have chosen

We have chosen

You have chosen He, She It has chosen

They have chosen

The Present Perfect he escogido

hemos escogido

has escogido

habéis escogido

ha escogido

han escogido

The Present Perfect I have decided

We have decided

You have decided He, She It has decided

They have decided

The Present Perfect he decidido

hemos decidido

has decidido

habéis decidido

ha decidido

han decidido

The Present Perfect • No he a lquilado un video hoy. • I haven’t rented a video today.

The Present Perfect • Qué programa han escogido? • What program have they chosen?

The Present Perfect • Notice that when the past participle is used with forms of haber, the final -o never changes.

The Present Perfect • Ricardo ha g rabad o su película favorita. • Sus hermanos han grabad o una telenovela.

The Present Perfect • Certain verbs that have a double vowel in the infinitive form (except those with the double vowel ui ) require an accent mark on the i in the past participle.

The Present Perfect • Caer • Leer • Oír • Creer

caído leído oído creído

The Present Perfect • Notice that we place no and other negative words, object pronouns, and reflexive pronouns directly in front of the form of the verb haber.

The Present Perfect • Has alquilado esa película alguna vez? • No, no la he alquilado nunca.

The Present Perfect • Some verbs have irregular past participles. • Memorize this acronym: • REVV MAC PHDD

R E V V

roto escrito visto vuelto

Romper Escribir Ver Volver

M A C

muerto abierto cubierto

Morir Abrir Cubrir

P H D D

puesto hecho dicho devuelto

Poner Hacer Decir Devolver