Present Perfect (Past Indefinite)

The "present perfect" of the indicative mood is formed using the formula below:

present indicative conjugation of haber + the past participle = present perfect

The present indicative conjugation of haber is shown below:

haber (example sentences) (full conjugation)

 

   
yo
   
he
   
(I)


   
tú
   
has
   
(you)


   
él/ella/ Ud.
   
ha
   
(he/she/you)


   
nosotros (as)
   
hemos
   
(we)


   
vosotros (as)
   
habéis
   
(you guys)


   
ellos/ ellas/ Uds.
   
han
   
(he/she/you)

The past participle is formed by adding the suffix -ado to -ar verbs and -ido to -er and -ir verbs.

Example: the past participle of hablar (to speak) is hablado. The table below shows the conjugation of hablar in the present perfect:

hablar (example sentences) (full conjugation)

yo	he hablado	(I have spoken)
tú	has hablado	(you have spoken)
él/ella/ Ud.	ha hablado	(he/she/you have spoken)
nosotros (as)	hemos hablado	(we have spoken)
vosotros (as)	habéis hablado	(you guys have spoken)
ellos/ ellas/ Uds.	han hablado	(you all/they spoken)

Note:
m = male f = female mix = mixed group
yo = I, tú = you (informal)
usted (Ud.) = you (formal)
él = he, ella = she
nosotros = we (m/mix), nosotras = we (f)
vosotros = you guys (informal, m/mix)
vosotras = you guys (informal, f)
ellos = they (m/mix), ellas = they (f)
ustedes (Uds.) = you all (formal)

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