![]() ![]() The following table shows the imperfect tense of one regular -ar verb: hablar (meaning to speak). Remember to contact your tutor with any questions you have or to ask for more homework. To form the imperfect of any regular -ar verb, you take off the -ar ending of the infinitive to form the stem and add the endings: -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. (I have just finished reading this book.)Ħ.Finally, notice that the verb is usually called present perfect indicativebecause there is also a present perfect subjunctive, but don’t panic this second present perfect is much easier to learn. It is more common to use the periphrasis acabar + deto convey this idea.Īcabo de leer este libro. to express the idea to have just done something.to indicate an action still in progress.( Today I arrived late to work-America.)ĥ. It has two parts that always need to be used together. In the following examples, you can see some differences between the ways to use this tense:Įste mes he viajado a Perú. ( This month I have traveled to Peru-Spain.)Įste mes viajé a Perú. ( This month I traveled to Peru-America.) Revising Spanish grammar - perfect tense The perfect tense is used to express or describe actions that have happened in the recent past. This form is widely used in Spain, while in Latin and South America, the preterite is used more often. (I have given them to her.)Ĥ. It is mainly used with expressions such as nunca ( never), ya ( already), todavía no ( not yet), a veces ( sometimes), ¿ alguna vez ( ever)? … If object pronouns are present, they go immediately before haber. The auxiliary verb ( haber) and the past participle are never separated in Spanish, unlike in English. The past participle is formed by adding -ado to the stem of ar verbs, and by adding -ido to the stem of er and ir verbs. There are several common verbs that have irregular past participles: ver = visto, ir= ido, hacer = hecho, escribir = escrito, decir = dicho, volver = vuelto, abrir= abierto, poner = puesto, morir= muerto, imprimir= impreso. ( learn more about past participles).ģ. Todavia no hemos recibido los regalos (We haven’t received the present yet.) Nunca he comido ceviche (I have never eaten ceviche.) ![]() Ya has hablado con Enrique (you have already spoken to Enrique.) ![]()
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