El presente El presente perfectoperfecto

The Present Perfect TenseThe Present Perfect Tense

¿Qué es el presente ¿Qué es el presente perfecto?perfecto?

What is the Present What is the Present Perfect?Perfect?

This tense is the equivalent of This tense is the equivalent of saying in English: “have....saying in English: “have....(done)” It is formed by (done)” It is formed by combining a helping verb (“have” combining a helping verb (“have” or “has”) with the past participle.or “has”) with the past participle.

Por ejemplo, en inglés…Por ejemplo, en inglés…

I I have playedhave played tennis. tennis. She She has sunghas sung at weddings. at weddings. We We have flownhave flown in a plane. in a plane.

Formation of the Present Formation of the Present PerfectPerfect

It is formed by combining the It is formed by combining the present tense of the verb present tense of the verb haberhaber (the (the helping verb)helping verb) with a past participle.with a past participle.For example:For example:

Yo Yo he bailadohe bailado..I have danced.I have danced.

Nosotros no Nosotros no hemos estudiadohemos estudiado para para el examen.el examen.

We haven’t studied for the We haven’t studied for the test.test.

The present tense of the The present tense of the helping verb: helping verb: haberhaber

hehe hemoshemos

hashas habéishabéis

haha hanhan

Formation of the Past Formation of the Past Participle…Participle…

For –For –arar verbs, take the stem of the verbs, take the stem of the verb verb

and add and add ––adoado

comprar → comprar → compradocomprado

For For –er–er and and –ir–ir verbs, take the stem of verbs, take the stem of the verb and add the verb and add –ido–ido

tener → tener → tenidotenido

-Ar Verb Formation…-Ar Verb Formation…

Here are the present perfect Here are the present perfect forms of forms of estudiar:estudiar:

he estudiadohe estudiado hemos hemos estudiadoestudiado

has has estudiadoestudiado

habéis habéis estudiadoestudiado

ha estudiadoha estudiado han han estudiadoestudiado

-Er/-Ir Verb Formation…-Er/-Ir Verb Formation…

Here are the present perfect Here are the present perfect forms of forms of comer:comer:

he comidohe comido hemos hemos comidocomido

has comidohas comido habéis habéis comidocomido

ha comidoha comido han comidohan comido

IrregularsIrregulars

The following verbs have irregular past The following verbs have irregular past participles ending in participles ending in –to:–to:

returnedvolver - vueltoseenver -- vistobrokenromper - rotoput/placedponer -- puestodiedmorir -- muertowrittenescribir -- escritodiscovereddescubrir --

descubierto

coveredcubrir -- cubiertoopenedabrir -- abierto

More irregularsMore irregulars

These verbs have irregular past These verbs have irregular past participles ending in participles ending in –cho:–cho:

decir → decir → dichodicho

hacer → hacer → hechohecho

¡Practicamos!¡Practicamos!

See if you can form the correct present See if you can form the correct present perfect using the subject and verb given.perfect using the subject and verb given.Modelo: yo / decidir → Modelo: yo / decidir → He decididoHe decidido

1.1. ella / abrirella / abrirHa abiertoHa abierto

2.2. Marta y yo / tocarMarta y yo / tocarHemos tocadoHemos tocado

3.3. Gonzalo / crecerGonzalo / crecerHa crecidoHa crecido

Más práctica…Más práctica…

4.4. Tú y tus amigos / reírTú y tus amigos / reírHan reído Han reído óó habéis reído habéis reído

5.5. Mis padres / hacerMis padres / hacerHan hechoHan hecho

6.6. Tus abuelos / cubrirTus abuelos / cubrirHan cubiertoHan cubierto

7.7. Rogelio y Ramón / escribirRogelio y Ramón / escribirHan escritoHan escrito