2. It is used in the English language to narrate events
that have already occurred at some point, specific or
not, in the past but that continue to have relevance in
the present.
It corresponds in its structure to the present perfect
in Spanish, that is, the verb is built with the auxiliary
verb have or has if it is in the third person singular
(he, she, it) plus the participle of the verb.
3. They are built with the present of the verb to
have and the past participle of the verb that is
conjugated, which in regular verbs ends in ed.
In regular verbs the past participle ends in ed.
Start: started
4. Example:
Subject+have/has+verb in past participle, but not always
in use.
I have been married for two years.
In the sense of the previous example, its use is
especially important to connect the past with the
present, and even the future, hence its frequent use with
adverbs of time such as, for, since, etc.
5. Afirmative
sentences
subject Have/ has participle verb complement translation
I have been in Italy He estado en
Italia
You have believed in the tooth fairy Tu has creído en
el hada de los
dientes
He / She has looked for a new apartment Él / Ella ha
buscado un nuevo
apartamento
We have found the test result Hemos
encontrado el
resultado del
examen
They have lost the faith in their
governor
Ellos han perdido
la fe en su
gobernador
6. Negative sentences
subject Have/has negative participle verb complement translation
I have not been in Italy No he estado
en Italia
You have not believed in the tooth fairy Tu no has
creído en el
hada de los
dientes
He / She has not looked for a new
apartment
Él / Ella no ha
buscado un
nuevo
apartamento
We have not found the test result No hemos
encontrado el
resultado del
examen
They have not lost the faith in their Ellos no han
7. interrogative sentences
Have/ has Subject participle verb complement translation
Have I been in Italy? ¿He estado en
Italia?
Have you believed in the tooth fairy? ¿Has creído en el
hada de los
dientes?
Has he / she looked for a new
apartment?
¿Él / Ella ha
buscado un
nuevo
apartamento?
Have we found the test result? ¿Hemos
encontrado el
resultado del
examen?
Have they lost the faith in their
governor?
¿Ellos han
perdido la fe en
su gobernador?