Present Perfect Tense

Haber + Past participle

In English

• The present perfect describes an event or action that has taken place. It is formed by combining the verb has or have and the past participle of the main verb.

• I have repaired the microwave.• He has done the homework.

In Spanish

• The present perfect tense is formed by conjugating the verb haber in the present tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.

• In the present perfect tense, the past participle always ends in –o.

Haber

• To conjugate Haber in the present tense:

• He hemos• Has habéis• Ha han

The present perfect

• 1. conjugate haber• 2. add present participle of the main

verb(always ends in o when it is part of the present perfect)

• Ella ha ido de tapas. She has gone out for tapas.

• Rosa nunca ha robado nada. Rosa never has stolen anything.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of haber and the present participle

• Eduardo ______ ________ dinero del cajero automático. (sacar)

• Yo _____ ____________(hacer) la cama.• Los estudiantes ________

__________(estudiar) para el examen.• Mi esposo y yo ________

__________(alquilar) un piso.