Presente Perfecto
After students of Spanish learn tener, they want to use it for the expressions I have gone or He has written, etc. These expressions can not be said with tener. This is actually another tense of the main verb. Have is the helping verb, and written is the main verb.
Have written is the present perfect tense of to write.
Se forma el presente perfecto con el verbo haber y el participio pasado:
Haber + participio pasado
He hablado= I have spoken
Has hablado= You have spoken
Ha hablado = He/she has spoken
you have spoken
Hemos hablado = We have spoken
Habeis hablado = you have spoken
Han hablado = They have spoken
You have spoken
Los participios pasados
-ar verb....add ado
-er/-ir verb... add ido
hablado ..spoken
cantado...sung
mirado...looked
pagado...paid
aprendido...learned
entendido ...understood
estado...been
sido...been
vivido...lived
decidido...decided
recibido..received, gotten
tenido...had
los irregulares
ver= visto....seen
volver = vuelto...returned
romper=roto....broken
poner = puesto
escribir= escrito...written
morir = muerto...died
hacer = hecho...done
decir= dicho...said
cubrir = cubierto...covered
envolver = envuelto
descubrir= descubierto
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¿Cómo se dice en español?
1. I've studied 4 yrs of Spanish.
2. He's eaten at home every night.
3. We haven't seen him.
4. They've returned the books.
5. I've written a letter.
6. Rosario has not died.
7. You have found your dog.
8. He has forgotten his homework.
9. She has begun the test.
10. Have you told your mother?