El pretérito perfecto

What does the present perfect tense do?

express what has happened; referring to recently completed actions or to a past that still bears relevance in the present

Present Perfect tense format

present tense of haber + past participle

yo (haber)

he

tú (haber)

has

usted/ella/él (haber)

ha

nosotros (haber)

hemos

vosotros (haber)

habéis

ustedes/ellas/ellos (haber)

han

-ar verbs past participle

add -ado to the stem

-er verbs past participle

add -ido to stem

-ir verbs past participle

add -ido to stem

comprar past participle

comprado

beber past participle

bebido

recibir past participle

recibido

What do you use to describe what has just happened?

acabar de + infinitive

Acabar de +

infinitive

acabar is a regular ____ verb

ar

Past participle requires a written accent (ído) in _____ verbs

-er and -ir; that end in a, e, o

caer past participle

caído

oír past participle

oído

leer past participle

leído

construir past participle

construido

abrir past participle

abierto

cubrir past participle

cubierto

decir past participle

dicho

descubrir past participle

descubierto

escribir past participle

escrito

hacer past participle

hecho

morir past participle

muerto

poner past participle

puesto

resolver past participle

resuelto

romper past participle

roto

ver past participle

visto

volver past participle

vuelto

Can the verb haber be separated from the past participle?

no

What happens when a past participle is used as an adjective?

it needs to agree in number and gender with the noun it modifies; usually with estar to describe physical or emotional states

cerrar past participle

cerrado