SPN 102: Activdades Semanales Present Perfect Tense

SPN 102: Present Perfect Tense 23 de Abril, 2012 

The present perfect tense indicates that the event, action, or state of being of the verb has happened very recently. This is the very first verb phrase (it has an auxiliary verb and a main verb. Ejemplo: Yo he vivido (I have lived) you will see in SPN 102.

A. The Spanish present perfect has two parts, as it does in English: the appropriate verb form of HABER (to have, not to be confused with tener, which means to own) and the past participle that follows haber, telling us what has occurred. Ejemplo: Yo he llamado a mi mamá (I have called my mother).

B. The personal forms of HABER (to have) are: Yo he; Tú has; Ella, él, usted ha; nosotros hemos; vosotros habéis; ellos; ellas; Ustedes han.

C. To form the regular past participle, drop the AR from the AR infinitive. Add ADO to the remaining of the verb, e.g. estudiar: estudi + ado = estudiado.

D. –ER, -IR verbs: Drop the ER/IR. Add IDO to the remaining stem: e.g. comer: com + ido = comido. Ir (to go): IDO E. To form irregular past participles Past participles ending in to: abierto (abrir). cubierto (cubrir), escrito (escribir), puesto (poner), visto (ver), vuelto (volver) Past participles ending in cho: dicho (decir), hecho (hacer) Past participles ending in ído: caído (caer), creído (creer), leído (leer), construído (construir), oído (oir), traído (traer)

Práctica
Ejercicio 1. Provide the present perfect conjugations with these verbs: tomar, comer, vivir; hacer, traer, ver.

Ejercicio 2. Provide the conjugation of the perfect tense of the verb in the in parenthesis. 1. ¿Cuánto tiempo __________________________ (usted) en Owensboro? (vivir) 2. Nosotros __________________________ nuestra tarea. (hacer) 3. ¿____________________ (ustedes) para el examen? (practicar) 4. ¿____________________ (tú) el vocabulario? (estudiar) 5. ¿Qué ________________________ (usted) para la reunión? (traer) 6. ¿______________________ (tú) la película “For colored girls”? 7. ¿Ya ___________________ (ustedes)? (comer) 8. Yo no _______________________ nada. (decir) 9. ¿Dónde ______________________ (usted) su tarea? (poner) 10. ¿_____________________ el mensaje que le envié? (leer)

Ejercicio 3. Write 8 sentences in the present perfect using regular past participles. Write 8 sentences in the present perfect using irregular past participles.