Present Perfect

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.