Present Perfect

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Present Perfect

• For perfect people.

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Also in Spanish

• Yo he venido.
• I have come

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How do you make it?

• To have past participle
• I have seen that movie.
• I have been in the United States for 3 years.

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What is the past participle?

• Regular Verbs
• Add ed
• I walk
• I have walked
• I jump
• I have jumped

• Irregular Verbs
• 3rd column on chart

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Two examples

• Regular
• I have loved
• You have loved
• He/She/It has loved
• We have loved
• They have loved

• Irregular
• I have seen
• You have seen
• He/She/It has seen
• We have seen
• They have seen

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Use 1 Unspecified Time Before Now

• We use the Present Perfect to say that an action
  happened at an unspecified time before now. The
  exact time is not important.
• She has traveled to many countries.
• They have seen the movie many times.

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Use 2 Duration from the past until now

• We use the Present Perfect to show that something
  started in the past and has continued up until
  now.
• I have had a cold for two weeks.
• She has been in England for six months.
• Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little
  girl.

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Trust your Spanish

• The present perfect in Spanish is used the same
  way as the perfect in English. Just ask yourself
  what you would say in Spanish.

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Questions Present Perfect

• Reverse the verb to have with the subject.
• She has traveled to many countries.
• Has she traveled to many countries?
• They have seen the movie many times.
• Have they seen the movie many times?

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Passive Voice Present Perfect

• To have been past participle
• I have seen the enemy.
• I have been seen by the enemy.

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Activity 12

• Write 10 things you have done in your lifetime.
  Use 10 different verbs.