Present Perfect Tense Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is present perfect
It describes actions from the recent past that has a connection in the speaker’s mind to the present.
Present perfect uses
Have you…
- opportunity is still available “in theory”
Did you…
- Opportunity window is over “in theory”
Take the present tense of the auxiliary verb “haber” meaning “to have”.
- Have the conjugation of the verb haber in front of the other verb.
yo he
tu has
El/ella/usted ha
nosotros hemos
vosotros habeis
Ellos/Ellas/ustedes han
Add a past participle, for most AR verbs you…
Take off the ending of the infinitive and add “-ado”
every word no matter the subject pronouns is “-ado”
for most ER and IR verbs you…
Take off the ending of the infinitive and add “-ido”
every word no matter the subject pronoun is “-ido”
He bailado
I have danced
Hemos vendido el coche
We have sold the car.
Han salido
They have left.
ido and ado always…
end with the “o” it does not change based on the gender. So even if the subject is a woman or is plural.
Romper
to break
Roto
Escribir
to write
Escrito
volver
to return
vuelto
ver
to see
visto
morir
to die
muerto
abrir
to open
abierto
cubrir
to cover
cubierto
poner
to put
puesto
hacer
to do
hecho
decir
to say
dicho
descubrir
to discover
descubierto
If there is an object pronoun…
(me, te, se, lo, la, nos, etc.)
It is placed before the form of “haber”
