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I have spoken with the teacher.
Yo he hablado con el profesor.

Have you spoken with the teacher?
¿Has hablado con el profesor?

John has spoken with the teacher.
Juan ha hablado con el profesor.

We have spoken with the teacher.
Nosotros hemos hablado con el profesor.

The boys have spoken with the teacher.
Los muchachos han hablado con el profesor.

I have studied the lesson (la lección).
Yo he estudiado la lección.

Have you studied the lesson?
¿Has estudiado la lección?

Mary has studied the lesson.
María ha estudiado la lección.

We have studied the lesson.
Nosotros hemos estudiado la lección.

The girls have studied the lesson.
Las muchachas han estudiado la lección.

I have bought the tickets (los boletos).
Yo he comprado los boletos.

Have you bought the tickets?
¿ Has comprado los boletos?

John has bought the tickets.
Juan ha comprado los boletos.

We have bought the tickets.
Nosotros hemos comprado los boletos.

The boys have bought the tickets.
Los muchachos han comprado los boletos.

I have eaten in this restaurant (en este restaurante).
Yo he comido en este restaurante.

Have you eaten in this restaurant?
¿Has comido en este restaurante?

Mary has eaten in this restaurant.
María ha comido en este restaurante.

We have eaten in this restaurant.
Nosotros hemos comido en este restaurante.

The girls have eaten in this restaurant.
Las muchachas han comido en este restaurante.

I have learned the words (las palabras).
Yo he aprendido las palabras.

Have you learned the words?
¿Has aprendido las palabras?

John has learned the words.
Juan ha aprendido las palabras.

We have learned the words.
Nosotros hemos aprendido las palabras.

The boys have learned the words.
Los muchachos han aprendido las palabras.

I have sold the house.
Yo he vendido la casa.

Have you sold the house?
¿Has vendido la casa?

The owner (el dueño) has sold the house.
El dueño ha vendido la casa.

We have sold the house.
Nosotros hemos vendido la casa.

The owners have sold the house.
Los dueños han vendido la casa.

There are a few verbs in Spanish which have irregular (unpredictable) participles. Instead of ending in "-do", most of these will end in "-to". One of the most common irregular participles in this group that we will find is "escrito", the participle for the verb "escribir" ("to write").

I have written the letter (la carta).
Yo he escrito la carta.

Have you written the letter?
¿Has escrito la carta?

Mary has written the letter.
María ha escrito la carta.

We have written the letter.
Nosotros hemos escrito la carta.

The girls have written the letter.
Las muchachas han escrito la carta.

Another verb with an irregular participle ending in "-to" is "abierto", from the infinitive "abrir" ("to open"). Let's see how we can make sentences using the perfect pattern with this verb.

I have opened the window (la ventana).
Yo he abierto la ventana.

Have you opened the window?
¿Has abierto la ventana?

John has opened the window.
Juan ha abierto la ventana.

We have opened the window.
Nosotros hemos abierto la ventana.

The boys have opened the window.
Los muchachos han abierto la ventana.

There are two verbs whose participles end in "-cho". You may have seen one of them on the underneath side of some product which was imported. Have you ever seen the phrase "hecho en Mexico" on something that you bought? "Hecho" means "made" and it is the participle of the verb "hacer". We use "hacer" for "to make" and also "to do". Let's practice using this form in sentences.

I have done the work.
Yo he hecho el trabajo.

Have you done the work?
¿Has hecho el trabajo?

John has done the work.
Juan ha hecho el trabajo.

We have done the work.
Nosotros hemos hecho el trabajo.

The boys have done the work.
Los muchachos han hecho el trabajo.

The other verb whose participle ends in "-cho" is the verb "decir" ("to say" or "to tell").

I have told the truth (la verdad).
Yo he dicho la verdad.

Have you told the truth?
¿Has dicho la verdad?

Mary has told the truth.
María ha dicho la verdad.

We have told the truth.
Nosotros hemos dicho la verdad.

The girls have told the truth.
Las muchachas han dicho la verdad.

There are some cases where a verb phrase can have more than two words. We have used the verb "puede" in lots of sentences. We could combine it with the forms of "have" to express the idea, "has been able to do something". When we form the participle of "puede", the "ue" will simplify to the single vowel "o", since the stress is on the ending "-ido". Remember, we can only have the combination "ue" when it is in the stressed syllable. After "podido" we are going to need to use an infinitive of some other verb. It is important to remember that we always follow any form of "can" ("puede"), with an infinitive. In English we would say, "has been able to do".

Let's see how we would do the following sentences.

I have not been able to do the work.
Yo no he podido hacer el trabajo.

Have you been able to do the work?
¿Has podido hacer el trabajo?

John has not been able to do the work.
Juan no ha podido hacer el trabajo.

We have not been able to do the work.
Nosotros no hemos podido hacer el trabajo.

The boys have not been able to do the work.
Los muchachos no han podido hacer el trabajo.

I have not been able to buy the tickets.
Yo no he podido comprar los boletos.

Have you been able to buy the tickets?
¿Has podido comprar los boletos?

Mary has not been able to buy the tickets.
María no ha podido comprar los boletos.

We have not been able to buy the tickets.
Nosotros no hemos podido comprar los boletos.

The girls have not been able to buy the tickets.
Las muchachas no han podido comprar los boletos.

I have not been able to study the lesson.
Yo no he podido estudiar la lección.

Have you been able to study the lesson?
¿Has podido estudiar la lección?

John has not been able to study the lesson.
Juan no ha podido estudiar la lección.

We have not been able to study the lesson.
Nosotros no hemos podido estudiar la lección.

The boys have not been able to study the lesson.
Los muchachos no han podido estudiar la lección.

I have not been able to learn the words.
Yo no he podido aprender las palabras.

Have you been able to learn the words?
¿Has podido aprender las palabras?

Mary has not been able to learn the words.
María no ha podido aprender las palabras.

We have not been able to learn the words.
Nosotros no hemos podido aprender las palabras.

The girls have not been able to learn the words.
Las muchachas no han podido aprender las palabras.

Now let's look at other forms of the verb "have". Like any other verb, there are four basic forms. Let's look at the chart for "haber".


he      haya      había       hubiera
has     hayas     habías      hubieras
ha      haya      había       hubiera
hemos   hayamos   habíamos    hubiéramos 
han     hayan     habían      hubieran

You will notice that this verb has several irregular forms that we will have to memorize. It is very important to learn them since this verb is used with virtually every other verb in the language in a number of different combinations. From the chart we can see that "había" is the past form of "have", which in English would be "had". In other words, we might say, "someone had done something". The "feeling" form of "have" is "haya". We could have a sentence in which we say that we hope that someone "has done" something. Then "hubiera" would be the past "feeling" form we would use if we said that we were hoping that someone "had done" something. As long as we keep the basic verb form chart in mind, it should not get too complicated. We just have to practice the forms one at a time, step by step, until we have learned them to the point that we can use them easily and accurately.

Let's do some more practice.

I think that John has studied the lesson.
Yo creo que Juan ha estudiado la lección.

I thought that John had studied the lesson.
Yo creía que Juan había estudiado la lección.

I think that the boys have studied the lesson.
Yo creo que los muchachos han estudiado la lección.

I thought that the boys had studied the lesson.
Yo creía que los muchachos habían estudiado la lección.

I think that Mary has bought the tickets.
Yo creo que María ha comprado los boletos.

I thought that Mary had bought the tickets.
Yo creía que María había comprado los boletos.

I think that the girls have bought the tickets.
Yo creo que las muchachas han comprado los boletos.

I thought that the girls had bought the tickets.
Yo creía que las muchachas habían comprado los boletos.

I don't know if John has learned the words.
Yo no sé si Juan ha aprendido las palabras.

I didn't know (yo no sabía) if John had learned the words.
Yo no sabía si Juan había aprendido las palabras.

I don't know if the boys have learned the words.
Yo no sé si los muchachos han aprendido las palabras.

I didn't know if the boys had learned the words.
Yo no sabía si los muchachos habían aprendido las palabras.

I don't know if the owner has sold the house.
Yo no sé si el dueño ha vendido la casa.

I didn't know if the owner had sold the house.
Yo no sabía si el dueño había vendido la casa.

I don't know if the owners have sold the house.
Yo no sé si los dueños han vendido la casa.

I didn't know if the owners had sold the house.
Yo no sabía si los dueños habían vendido la casa.

I don't know if John has eaten.
Yo no sé si Juan ha comido.

I didn't know if John had eaten.
Yo no sabía si Juan había comido.

I don't know if the boys have eaten.
Yo no sé si los muchachos han comido.

I didn't know if the boys had eaten.
Yo no sabía si los muchachos habían comido.

I don't know if Mary has written the letter.
Yo no sé si María ha escrito la carta.

I didn't know if Mary had written the letter.
Yo no sabía si María había escrito la carta.

I don't know if the girls have written the letter.
Yo no sé si las muchachas han escrito la carta.

I didn't know if the girls had written the letter.
Yo no sabía si las muchachas habían escrito la carta.

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