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| El perfecto de indicativo is a tense that talks about the past and continues into the present. |
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Siempre he comido a las seis
I have always eaten at six
Means that you did it in the past and still do it today |
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| The present perfect indivative may refer to a recently completed action |
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He estudiado todo el capítulo
I have studied the entire chapter |
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| A regular past participle, called participio, is formed in the following way: |
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Hablar = hab-
Comer = com-
Vivir = viv- |
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Add the appropriate past participle ending to the stem:
Ado for ar verbs/Ido for er & ir verbs |
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Hab becomes hablado
com becomes comido
viv becomes vivido |
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| The present perfect indicative is a compound that uses the present tense of the auxiliary verb Haber (to have) and the past participle in that order |
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yo - he
tú - has
él, ella, Ud - ha
nosotro/as - hemos
ellos/-as, Uds = han |
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| To refer to a situation that was true in the past and remains true in the present |
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He comido la comida colombiana toda mid vida
I have eaten Colombian cuisine my entire life |
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| To indicate a recently completed action |
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He conjugado los verbos en el perfecto de indicativo
I have conjugated the verbs in the present perfect |
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Grammer note!!
Remember that haber is an auxiliary verb. It does not mean to have in the sense of to possess (tener) |
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An auxiliary verb:
a verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs. |
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to wash oneself
me he lavado
te has lavado
se ha lavado
nos hemos lavado
se han lavado |
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| The present perfect indicative of Hay |
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ha habido - there has been, there have been
Ha habido mucha lluvia
Ha habido muchos exámenes |
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