1. The Present Perfect
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2. The Present Perfect
In English we form the present perfect tense by combining have or has with the past participle of a verb: he has seen, have you tried?, they haven’t eaten.

3. The Present Perfect
To form the past participle of a verb in Spanish, you add ado to the stem of -ar verbs and -ido to the stem of most -er/-ir verbs.

4. The Present Perfect
To form the present-perfect tense, we combine this past participle with the present tense of the verb haber.

5. The Present Perfect
We generally use the Spanish present perfect in the same way we use its English equivalent.

6. The Present Perfect I have rented You have rented He, She It
has rented
We have rented
They have rented

7. The Present Perfect he alquilado has alquilado ha alquilado
hemos alquilado
habéis alquilado
han alquilado

8. The Present Perfect I have chosen You have chosen He, She It
has chosen
We have chosen
They have chosen

9. The Present Perfect he escogido has escogido ha escogido
hemos escogido
habéis escogido
han escogido

10. The Present Perfect I have decided You have decided He, She It
has decided
We have decided
They have decided

11. The Present Perfect he decidido has decidido ha decidido
hemos decidido
habéis decidido
han decidido

12. The Present Perfect No he alquilado un video hoy.
I haven’t rented a video today.

13. The Present Perfect Qué programa han escogido?
What program have they chosen?

14. The Present Perfect
Notice that when the past participle is used with forms of haber, the final -o never changes.

15. The Present Perfect Ricardo ha grabado su película favorita.
Sus hermanos han grabado una telenovela.

16. The Present Perfect
Certain verbs that have a double vowel in the infinitive form (except those with the double vowel ui ) require an accent mark on the i in the past participle.

17. The Present Perfect
caído
Caer
Leer
Oír
Creer
leído
oído
creído

18. The Present Perfect
Notice that we place no and other negative words, object pronouns, and reflexive pronouns directly in front of the form of the verb haber.

19. The Present Perfect Has alquilado esa película alguna vez?
No, no la he alquilado nunca.

20. The Present Perfect Some verbs have irregular past participles.
Memorize this acronym:
REVV MAC PHDD

21. R roto E escrito V visto V vuelto I impreso M muerto A abierto
C cubierto
P puesto
H hecho
D dicho
S satisfecho
D devuelto
Romper
Escribir
Ver
Volver
Impreso
Morir
Abrir
Cubrir
Poner
Hacer
Decir
Satisfacer
Devolver