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Capítulo 3_La vida
Capítulo 3_Present perfect tense
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| El compromiso de esa pareja ha sido muy largo. | That couple´s engagement has been very long. |
| El matrimonio ha sido difícil para ellos. | Marriage has been very difficult for them. |
| ¡La boda ha sido fenomenal! | The wedding has been amazing! |
| Ese anciano ha tenido una vida excepcional. | That elderly man has had an exceptional life. |
| Esa anciana ha trabajado hasta los 90 años. | That elderly lady has worked until 90 years old. |
| El novio ha decidido trabajar en California. | The groom has decided to work in California. |
| -er and -ir ending regular verbs have a participle ending in - - - | -er and -ir ending regular verbs have a participle ending in -ido |
| the participle for decidir is ... | decidido |
| the participle for ser is . . . | sido |
| the participle for tener is .... | tenido |
| -ar ending regular verbs have a participle ending in - - - | -ar ending regular verbs have a participle ending in -ido |
| the participle for trabajar is . . | trabajado |
| the participle for volar is . . | volado |
| El avión de papel ha volado mucho y lejos. | The paper airplane has flown a lot and far. |
| El nacimiento de la hija ha ocupado mucho a la pareja. | The daughter´s birth has occupied the couple a lot. |
| ¡Ellos se han comprometido! | They have gotten engaged! |
| Todavía no se han comprometido. | They have not gotten engaged yet. |
| Todavía no | Not yet |
| ya | already |
| ¿Ya se han casado ellos? | Have they already gotten married? |
| Esos dos se han llevado mal siempre. | Those two have always gotten along poorly. |
| No me digas que ya se han separado esos dos. | Don´t tell me those two have already gotten separated. |
| No me digas | Don´t tell me |
| ¿Se han divorciado? | Have they gotten divorced? |
| Yo me he comprometido. | I´ve gotten engaged |
| La jueza ha fallecido. | The judge has died. |
| Ya él se ha graduado de la universidad pero quiere estudiar más. | He has already graduated from the university but he wants to study more. |
| Irregular participles do not follow a pattern but all end in . . . | irregular participles do not follow a pattern but they all end in "o" |
| Participles always en in "o" and DO NOT change to masculine /feminine or singular/plural when. . . | Participles always end in "o" and do not change according to gender and number when used with a form of "have" - Ella ha sido - |
| the participle for decir is .... | dicho |
| the participle for ver is ... | visto |
| the participle for hacer is . . . | hecho |
| the participle for volver is ... | vuelto |
| ¿Has vuelto a Honduras recientemente? | Have you returned to Honduras recently? |
| Nosotros todavía no hemos hecho nada para el proyecto. | We haven´t yet done anything for the project. |
| Todavía no he visto la fotos de la boda. | I haven´t seen the wedding pictures yet. |
| No has dicho nada. | You haven´t said anything. |
| Yo he ido. (ir) | I have gone. |
| Tú has comido. (comer) | You have eaten. |
| Él ha vivido. (vivir) | He has lived. |
| Ella ha comprendido. (comprender) | She has understood. |
| Usted ha leído. (leer) | You have read. |
| Nosotros hemos sentido. (sentir) | We have felt. |
| Nosotras hemos recibido. (recibir) | We have received. |
| Ustedes han vendido. (vender) | You all have sold. |
| Ellos han asistido. (asistir) | They have attended. |
| Ellas han aprendido. (aprender) | They have learned. |
| Yo he trabajado. (trabajar) | I have worked. |
| Tú has llorado. (llorar) | You have cried. |
| Usted ha mirado. (mirar) | You have looked at. |
| Ël ha estudiado. (estudiar) | He has studied. |
| Ella ha buscado. (buscar) | She has looked for. |
| Nosotros hemos esperado. (esperar) | We have waited. |
| Nosotras hemos escuchado. (escuchar) | We have listened. |
| Ustedes han llamado. (llamar) | You all have called. |
| Ellos han llegado. (llegar) | They have arrived. |
| Ellas han llegado. (preguntar ) | They have asked. |