19 Sep, 2009 in
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Julio Foppoli
THE PRESENT PERFECT – EL PRESENTE PERFECTO
The situations in which you use this tense are the same both in English as in Spanish. It is used to show that an action has taken place at some point before now, at an unspecified time in the past. Itshould not be used with specific times, dates, days, or years (although you may hear native speakers using them as well)
This tense, EL PRESENTE PERFECTO, is used when you say sentences such as…
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I have finished. the test. |
He terminado el exámen. |
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They have studied a lot today. |
Ellos han estudiado mucho hoy. |
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We have never eaten here. |
Nunca hemos comido aquí. |
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The movie has already started. |
La película ya ha comenzado. |
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She has just left. |
Ella recién ha partido. |
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How to form EL PRESENTE PERFECTO in 3 easy steps
| 1 Take the verb in the infinitive form… | trabajar | comer | partir | ||||
| 2 Drop the infinitive ending… | trabaj- | com- | part- | ||||
| 3 Add the verb HABER in the present and� past participle ending… | |||||||
| Yo | he | I have | trabajado | comido | partido | ||
| Tú | has | You have (informal) | trabajado | comido | partido | ||
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Él – Ella |
ha | You have (formal)
s-he has |
trabajado | comido | partido | ||
| Nosotros | hemos | We have | trabajado | comido | partido | ||
 Vosotros |
habéis | You all have | trabajado | comido | partido | ||
 Ustedes |
han | You all have | trabajado | comido | partido | ||
| Ellos | han | They have | trabajado | comido | partido | ||
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Now it is your turn! |
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| Tú |  Tip! |
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Él – Ella |
In verbs ending in -AR, the PAST PARTICIPLEform in English corresponds to the ending -ado in Spanish. |
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| Tú | Tip! |
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Él – Ella |
In verbs ending in -ER or -IR, the PAST PARTICIPLE form in English corresponds to the ending -ido in Spanish. |
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Published on 19 Sep, 2009 in
Uncategorized by
Julio Foppoli