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The perfect tense is when you want to say you 'have' done something, i.e I have eaten, you have played. In Spanish it is formed using the present tense of 'haber' and the past participle of the verb you wish to use.

Haber

yo he

tu has

el/ella/usted ha

nosotros hemos

vosotros habeis

ellos/ellas/ustedes han

The past participle is formed depending on the ending of the verb:

-er: -ido

-ir: -ido

-ar: -ado

Examples

comer: comido

bailar: bailado

vivir: vivido

There are, however, some irregular past participles. Some common ones are:

abrir (to open) - abierto

cubrir (to cover) - cubierto

decir (to say) - dicho

escribir (to write) - escrito

hacer (to do) - hecho

romper (to break) - roto

ver (to see) - visto

volver (to return) - vuelto

So, for example the verb comer in the perfect tense:

yo he comido

tu has comido

el/ ella/ usted ha comido

nosotros hemos comido

vosotros habeis comido

ellos/ellas/ustedes han comido

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