Regular forms of the Pretérito Perfecto
The Pretérito Perfecto is formed with:
- The auxiliary verb haber in the present tense.
- The past participle of the main verb.
Auxiliary verb haber (present tense)
| Person |
Form |
| yo |
he |
| tú |
has |
| él/ella/usted |
ha |
| nosotros/nosotras |
hemos |
| vosotros/vosotras |
habéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
han |
Past participle: regular forms
- -ar → -ado
- hablar → hablado (spoken)
- estudiar → estudiado (studied)
- -er → -ido
- comer → comido (eaten)
- aprender → aprendido (learned)
- -ir → -ido
- vivir → vivido (lived)
- recibir → recibido (received)
Example sentences
- He hablado con mi amigo. (I have spoken with my friend.)
- Hemos comido en un restaurante. (We have eaten in a restaurant.)
- Han vivido en España. (They have lived in Spain.)