The Present Perfect Tense
This Spanish Grammar lesson covers the Present Perfect Tense. Similar to English, the Present Perfect in Spanish is a compound tense that is used frequently, and quite easy to learn. The Present Perfect is a compound tense because it requires an auxiliary verb, haber (to have) and the past participle of the verb. As in English, the verb haber always comes before the
present participle.
The conjugation pattern is as follows:
To Have (Present tense) + Past Participle
Here is an example of the present perfect tense in English:
Carl has worked a lot this year.
In the above example, the verb has worked is in the Present Perfect Tense because it indicates a fact or an act in the past. However it also indicates a period of time that has not completely elapsed.
Another use for the Present Perfect that is similar to the previous example, is to express an action that has taken place, but whose time has not been definitely established.
Here is another example of the Present Perfect in English:
Martha has eaten very little.
In this example, the verb has eaten is in the Present...
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