Singular |
Plural |
|
1st person |
I have + PP |
we have + PP |
2nd person |
you have + PP |
you have + PP |
3rd person |
he, she, it has + PP |
they have + PP |
Present Perfect is used when you are saying that you have done something at least once before in your life. The magic word for this tense, have & has, are translated as he, has, ha, hemos, han, & han; with the verb in the past participle form, just like in Spanish.
| Past X | Present |
Example - Has hecho eso = You have done that.
1) Yo he estado a Europa I __________ to Europe
2) El ha hecho eso He _________ (do) that
3) Has comido un platano antes? ________ you _______ (eat) a banana before?
4) Nosotros hemos bebido jugo de cereza. We _______ ________ (drink) cherry juice.
5) Yo he subido ese montaña. I _______ __ _______ (climb) that mountain
6) Ellos han dicho que las manzanas son deliciosas muchas veces. They ____ ____ (say) apples are delicious many times
7) Ella ha leido un libro acerca de las frambruesas. She _________ ____ (read) a book about strawberries.
8) Has estado al biblioteca. _________ you ________ (go, be) to the library?
9) Yo no he hecho eso a los duraznos antes. I ________ ______ _______ (do) that to peaches before.
10) Él no ha ido (estado) allá. He _______ ________ ________ (go, be) there.
Present Perfect is usually used in conversations, because the people who are talking are speaking in the present:
Kyle - Have you been to France before?
Paola - Yes, I have.
Kyle - Did you like it?
Paola - Yes I did. I went up the Eiffel tower in Paris, I went to the mountains, and did many other things that I don't think you ________ (do).
I even ate a French Bagel.
Kyle - You did!? I ___________ never ________ (eat) that before.
Paola - You _________________ a French Bagel before? I thought you said you ate a French Bagel in Switzerland.
Kyle - I have eaten Bagels before, but I ____ ______ (eat) French Bagels before.
* The word have has two other meanings:
1) As a verb: I have a lemon.
2) As a conditional: I could have gotten there on time if my car had started.