Create Beautiful DesignsThe Present Perfect Tense
In English, the present perfect tense is formed with the present tense of the verb 'to have' and a past participle. For example: I have eaten lunch already. The present perfect is very similar in Spanish. It uses the present tense of the verb haber and the past participle. For example: Ya he almorzado. Here is the present tense conjugation of haber: yo he - I have nosotros/as hemos - we have tú has - you (informal, singular) have vosotros/as habéis - you (informal, plural) have él/ella/Ud. ha - he/she has; you (formal, singular) have ellos/ellas/Uds. han - they have; you (formal, plural) have ¡OJO! Although haber is translated as 'to have' when it is used as a helping verb, it cannot be used to show possession, like tener. Notice the difference between these two sentences:
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