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| How is present perfect formed? |
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| by using a form of "haber" + the past participle |
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| What does the present perfect mean in English? |
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| "has" or "have" done something |
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he
I have read the book.
Yo he leído el libro. |
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has
You have read the book.
Tú has leído el libro. |
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| "él/ella/usted" form of "haber" |
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ha
He has read the book.
Él ha leído el libro. |
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| "nosotros" form of "haber" |
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hemos
We have read the book.
Nosotros hemos leído el libro. |
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| "ellos/ellas/ustedes" form of "haber" |
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han
They have read the book.
Ellos han leído el libro. |
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| Since the verb form of haber is part of the verb... |
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| the conjugation must agree with the subject. |
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| What if I use "no" or a direct/indirect object pronoun(s)? |
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These words come BEFORE the form of haber. Never separate the two verbs.
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| Example of "no" sentence: |
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Tú no has comido.
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Tú has no comido. |
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| Example of sentence with reflexive verb: |
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| Me he cepillado los dientes. |
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| Example of sentence with pronouns |
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Pablo se lo ha dado a su hermana.
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Pablo ha se lo dado a su hermana. |
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