2. ¿Qué es el presente perfecto?
The present perfect is formed by
combining a helping verb (“have” or
“has”) with the past participle
3. Por ejemplo…
For example:
I have
played
tennis
She has sung
at weddings
4. Any Questions ? inglés
Para formar en
To form the present participle we combine the
helping verb “have/has” with a past participle
For example, “I have been a lifeguard.”
“I” is the subject
“have” is the helping verb
“been” is the past participle
5. Para formar en español
In Spanish we form the present participle by
combining the present tense of the verb haber
(the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past
participle
For example:
Yo he bailado.
I have danced.
Nosotros no hemos estudiado para el examen.
We haven’t studied for the test.
6. The present tense of haber
He I Hemos We
Has You Habéis You all
Ha He/She Han They
7. Remember…
How to form the past participle:
For –ar verbs, take the stem of the verb and add
–ado
Example: comprar → comprado
For –er and –ir verbs, take the stem of the verb
and add –ido
Example: tener → tenido
8. Para formar…
Here are the present perfect forms of estudiar:
he estudiado hemos estudiado
has estudiado habéis estudiado
ha estudiado han estudiado
9. Here are the present perfect forms of jugar:
he jugado hemos jugado
has jugado habėis jugado
ha jugado han jugado
10. Now you try…
On a sheet of paper, see if you can figure
out the present perfect forms for the verb
hablar:
he ________ hemos _______
has ________ habéis ________
ha ________ han ________
11. Is this what you came up with?
he hablado hemos hablado
has hablado habéis hablado
ha hablado han hablado
12. Let’s try another…
Now see if you can form the present perfect
forms of the verb tomar:
__ ________ ____ _______
___ ________ _____ ________
__ ________ ___ ________
13. Is this what you got?
he tomado hemos tomado
has tomado habéis tomado
ha tomado han tomado
14. Now let’s try an –er verb
See if you can come up with the present perfect
forms for comer:
__ ______ _____ ______
___ ______ ______ ______
__ ______ ___ ______
15. Is this what you came up with?
he comido hemos comido
has comido habéis comido
ha comido han comido
16. Let’s try another one…see if you can come up
with the present perfect tense of ir:
__ ___ _____ ___
___ ___ ______ ___
__ ___ ___ ______
17. Is this what you came up with?
he ido hemos ido
has ido habéis ido
ha ido han ido
