Transcript Present Perfect tense

The Present Perfect tense
The Present Perfect is used:
-- when speaking about something that was true in
the past is still true
I have lived here for ten years.
-- to indicate an action that was completed
recently
I can’t go out to dinner because I have eaten
already.
In the Pres Perf, there is a scope of time, either stated or
implied, which includes the present, but not a specific
time.
I have gone to the movies five times this year.
Here, the scope of time includes all of this year until now.
How have you been implies “lately”.
The Pres Perf is a compound verb. It uses a helping verb +
the Past Participle. In English, the helping verb is the
Present tense of ‘have’. In Spanish, the helping verb is the
Present tense of “haber”.
he
has
ha
hemos
habéis
han
The patterns for regularly formed Past Participles are:
-ar verbs: drop the –ar and add ado
hablar → habl → hablado
-er verbs: drop the –er and add ido
comer → com → comido
-ir verbs: drop the –ir and add ido
vivir → viv → vivido
** Note that the endings for –er and –ir verbs are the
same.
Hablar
I have spoken.
He hablado.
You have spoken.
Has hablado.
He/she / Ud has spoken.
Ha hablado.
We have spoken.
Hemos hablado.
You (Spain) have spoken.
Habéis hablado.
They / you (uds) have spoken. Han hablado.
Comer
I have eaten.
He comido.
You have eaten.
Has comido.
He / she / Ud has eaten.
Ha comido.
We have eaten.
Hemos comido.
You (Spain) have eaten.
Habéis comido.
They / Uds have eaten.
Han comido.
Vivir
I have lived.
He vivido
You have lived.
Has vivido.
He / she / ud has lived.
Ha vivido.
We have lived.
Hemos vivido.
You (Spain) have lived.
Habéis vivido
They / Uds have lived.
Han vivido.
I have spoken with Roberto.
He hablado con Roberto.
You have been here for fifteen minutes.
Tú has estado aquí por quince minutos.
Thomas has been my friend for ten years.
Tomás ha sido mi amigo por diez años.
We have gone to bed.
Nosotros nos hemos acostado.
Have you (vosotros) received the presents?
¿Habéis recibido los regalos?
They haven’t visited him.
Ellos no lo han visitado.