This document discusses the present perfect tense in Spanish. It explains that the present perfect is formed by combining the past participle of the verb with the present tense of haber. It provides examples of regular and irregular past participles used in affirmative and negative present perfect constructions. The document also notes that the present perfect is used similarly in Spanish and English to refer to past actions or events that have relevance in the present.

1. The Present Perfect

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.

3. 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.

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

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

6. The Present Perfect
I have rented
You have rented
He, She It
has rented
We have rented
They have rented

7. The Present Perfect
he alquilado
has alquilado
ha alquilado
hemos alquilado
habéis alquilado
han alquilado

8. The Present Perfect
I have chosen
You have chosen
He, She It
has chosen
We have chosen
They have chosen

9. The Present Perfect
he escogido
has escogido
ha escogido
hemos escogido
habéis escogido
han escogido

10. The Present Perfect
I have decided
You have decided
He, She It
has decided
We have decided
They have decided

11. The Present Perfect
he decidido
has decidido
ha decidido
hemos decidido
habéis decidido
han decidido

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

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

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

15. The Present Perfect
• Ricardo ha grabado su
película favorita.
• Sus hermanos han grabado
una telenovela.

16. 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.

17. The Present Perfect
• Caer
• Leer
• Oír
• Creer
caído
leído
oído
creído

18. 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.

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

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

21. R roto
E escrito
V visto
V vuelto
M muerto
A abierto
C cubierto
P puesto
H hecho
D dicho
D devuelto
Romper
Escribir
Ver
Volver
Morir
Abrir
Cubrir
Poner
Hacer
Decir
Devolver