The Perfect Tense: Regular verbs

I have + participle

Regular form ends in ‘ed’

e.g. I have fished (pescAR)

= he pescADO

Here we use HABER + IDO / ADO

Verbs ending in ER/IR ..IDO

Verbs ending in AR…ADO

I have eaten

you have gone out

he has won

she has travelled

we have had

you (ye) have lived

they have lost

Contrast the above sentences with the Preterite (simple Past)

I ate

you went out

he won

she travelled

we had

you (ye) lived

they lost

Contrast the above sentences with the Imperfect (continuous past tense)

I was eating

you were going out

he was winning

she was travelling

we were having

you (ye) were living

they were losing

The Perfect Tense: Regular verbs

I have bought

you have developed

he has invested

she has hunted

we have ordered

you (ye) have continued

they have stayed

Contrast the above sentences with the Preterite (simple Past)

I bought

you developed

he invested

she hunted

we ordered

you (ye) continued

they stayed

Contrast the above sentences with the Imperfect (continuous past tense)

I was buying

you were developing

he was investing

she was hunting

we were ordering

you (ye) were continuing

they were staying

The Perfect Tense: Regular verbs

I have got dressed

you have thought

he has sold

she has found

we have given

you (ye) have taken

they have looked

Contrast the above sentences with the Preterite (simple Past)

I got dressed

you thought

he sold

she found

we gave

you (ye) took

they looked

Contrast the above sentences with the Imperfect (continuous past tense)

I was getting dressed

you were thinking

he was selling

she was finding

we were giving

you (ye) were taking

they were looking