Javea Grapevine Issue 179 - LARGE FONT EDITION | Page 35

The first one I teach can be called the Present Perfect.
This uses HABER in the present tense:
yo ( I )
tú (you)
él/ella (he/she)

HE
HAS
HA

nosotros/as (we)
vosotros/as (you-all)
ellos/ellas (they)

HEMOS
HABÉIS
HAN

HABER can be best translated as ‘TO HAVE done
something’ & mustn’t be confused with TENER which is
‘TO HAVE got’
So: HE = I have; HAS = you have; HA = s/he has;
HEMOS = we have; HABÉIS = you-all have
& HAN = they have.
Then we combine this with the past participle of whatever
the person has done. Forming the past participle is
simplicity itself. Just take off the AR/ER/IR of the full form
of the verb & add ADO or IDO, as so:

HABLAR
VENDER
PEDIR

HABLADO
VENDIDO
PEDIDO

Then just put the two together:
¿Has hablado con tus padres esta semana? Have you
spoken with your parents this week?
¡Ya he vendido tantos libros! I have already sold so
many books!