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    The document explains how to form the perfect tense in Spanish to talk about actions that have been completed recently. The perfect tense has two parts: the present tense of the verb "haber" and the past participle of the main verb. For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by removing the infinitive ending and adding "-ado" for "-ar" verbs, "-ido" for "-er" and "-ir" verbs. Irregular conjugations of "haber" are also provided.

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    The document explains how to form the perfect tense in Spanish to talk about actions that have been completed recently. The perfect tense has two parts: the present tense of the verb "haber" and the past participle of the main verb. For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by removing the infinitive ending and adding "-ado" for "-ar" verbs, "-ido" for "-er" and "-ir" verbs. Irregular conjugations of "haber" are also provided.

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    THE PERFECT TENSE

    (TO SAY WHAT YOU “HAVE DONE “)


    - to say what has happened or what someone has done RECENTLY

    He hablado He terminado mis deberes


    I have spoken I have finished my homework.

    How to form the Perfect Tense


    A. Regular verbs
    There are two parts to the THE PERFECT TENSE
    The 2 parts are always used together
    PART 1 PART 2

    Verb 1 Verb 2
    +
    The present tense of “HABER” past participle of the 2nd verb
    (to have) -usually ends in ed in English (Ex: watched, played, visited)

    Present tense of HABER(irregular verb) Past participle of 2nd verb


    S Yo 1) remove the verb ending (-AR, -ER, -IR)
    (I)
    he
    I 2) add:
    N
    (I have) –ado for -AR verbs
    G Tú 
    has –ido for –ER and –IR verbs.
    U (You)
    (you have) -AR –ER –IR
    L
    A Él / Ella –ado –ido –ido
    ha
    R (He/She/It) Ex:
    (he/she/it has) to form part participle of PASAR (to spend):
    P Nosotros/Nosotras 1) pasar
    hemos
    L (We) 2) pasar + –ado = pasado
    U
    (we have) (spent)
    R Ellos/Ellas  to form part participle of DECIDIR (to decide):
    (They)
    habéis
    A 1) decidir
    L
    (you have)
    2) decidir + –ido = decidido
    Vosotros/Vosotras
    (You-plural)
    han (decided)
    (they have)
    EXAMPLES:

    He + pasado
    (I have) (spent)

    Hemos + decidido
    (We have) (decided)
    In longer sentences:

    NOTE: The 2 parts of the PERFECT TENSE are always used together.
    He pasado demasiado tiempo en internet.
    I have spent too much time on the internet.

    Hemos decidido usar Skype.


    I have decided to use Skype.

    NOTE: 'No' comes before the part of haber


    No he usado Instagram.
    I have not used Instagram.

    HABER is an irregular verb


    Let's conjugate the verb haber
    HABER = to have
    S Yo  (I) he
    I
    I have
    N
    G has
    Tú  (You)
    U you have
    L
    A Él / Ella (He/She/It) ha
    R he/she/it has

    hemos
    P Nosotros/Nosotras (We) we have
    L
    U
    R habéis
    Vosotros/Vosotras (You-plural)
    A you have
    L
    Ellos/Ellas  han
    (They) they have
    FORMING PERFECT TENSE
    Present tense -AR –ER –IR
    of HABER
    S Yo
    (I)
    he –ado –ido –ido
    I
    (I have) REMOVE A
    N
    Tú  verb ending D
    G has –ado –ido –ido
    U (You) (you have) -AR/ D
    L Él / Ella
    ha -ER/
    A
    (He/She/It) + –ado –ido –ido
    R (he/she/it has) -IR
    P Nosotros/as
    (We)
    hemos –ado –ido –ido
    L
    (we have)
    U
    Ellos/Ellas 
    R
    (They)
    habéis –ado –ido –ido
    A (you have)
    L
    Vosotros/as
    (You-plural)
    han –ado –ido –ido
    (they have)

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