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Th e conjugated form of haber is then followed by the past participle of the desired verb. Most past
participles in Spanish are regular. Let’s consider these fi rst.
Regular past participles
Th e patterns for regular past participles are below.
-ar VERBS Drop the -ar ending and replace it with -ado. hablar hablado
-er VERBS Drop the -er ending and replace it with -ido. comer comido
-ir VERBS Drop the -ir ending and replace it with -ido. vivir vivido
Below are the full conjugations of hablar, comer, and vivir in the present perfect tense.
hablar to speak, talk
he hablado hemos hablado
has hablado habéis hablado
ha hablado han hablado
comer to eat
he comido hemos comido
has comido habéis comido
ha comido han comido
vivir to live
he vivido hemos vivido
has vivido habéis vivido
ha vivido han vivido
Yo he hablado con Roberto. I have spoken with Robert.
Nos hemos acostado. We have gone to bed.
Tú has estado aquí por diez minutos. You have been here for ten minutes.
¿Habéis recibido los regalos? Have you all received the presents?
Tomás ha sido mi amigo por nueve años. Tom has been my friend for nine years.
No lo han visitado. Th ey haven’t visited him.
Th ere are two guidelines that will help you in your use of the present perfect tense.
1 Th e conjugated form of haber and the past participle are not—and cannot be—separated by
any other words.
2 Object pronouns always precede the conjugated form of the verb haber.
EJERCICIO
180 practice makes perfect Spanish Verb Tenses
Put an X next to each of the things that you have done today.
1. He hablado por teléfono.
2. He tomado café.
3. He comido una ensalada.