Present perfect

Present perfect

To talk about something that has happened:

Verb haber (to have) + past participle He + conocido

Present perfect

Verb haber (to have):

yo he nosotros/as hemostú has vosotros/as habéisUd. ha Uds. hanél/ella ha ellos/ellas han

Present perfect

Past participle:

1. Verb in infinitive viajar2. Remove the -ar, -er or -ir viaj-3. Add -ado or -ido viajado

-ar

Present perfect

Past participle:

1. Verb in infinitive conocer2. Remove the -ar, -er or -ir conoc-3. Add -ado or -ido conocido

-er, -ir

Present perfect

-er and -or verbs whose stems end in a vowel require a written accent on the -i-:

1. Verb in infinitive leer2. Remove the -ar, -er or -ir le-3. Add -ado or -ido leído

Stem ends in a vowel

Written accent

Present perfect

The exception to the written accent on the -i- are the verbs ending in -uir:

1. Verb in infinitive construir2. Remove the -ar, -er or -ir constru-3. Add -ado or -ido construido

Stem ends in a vowel

No written accent

Present perfect

Irregular verbs:decir dichoescribir escritohacer hechomorir muertoponer puestover vistovolver vuelto

He escrito un libro He escribido un libro

Present perfect

To talk about something that has happened:Hoy he comido pizza

yo he nosotros/as hemos

tú has vosotros/as habéisUd. ha Uds. hanél/ella ha ellos/ellas han

Verb haber Past participle

1. Verb in infinitive comer2. Remove the -ar, -er or -ir com-3. Add -ado or -ido comido

• Written accent when stem ends in vowel (-er, -ir) except for -uir ones.

• Irregular.

Present perfect

To talk about something that has happened:Hemos viajado a Colombia

yo he nosotros/as hemos

tú has vosotros/as habéisUd. ha Uds. hanél/ella ha ellos/ellas han

Verb haber Past participle

1. Verb in infinitive viajar2. Remove the -ar, -er or -ir viaj-3. Add -ado or -ido viajado

• Written accent when stem ends in vowel (-er, -ir) except for -uir ones.

• Irregular.

¿Has conocido a alguna persona

famosa?

Paso 1: In pairs choose 2 famous people from the pictures and write 3 sentences for each about what they have done.Modelo:

- Ha ganado dos Globos de Oro (Golden Globe).- Ha actuado en la película Hancock.