¿Porque se dice ambos, el presente perfecto (en otros textos) y el pretérito perfecto? Esto me confunde mucho... ¡Muchas gracias!
El Pretérito Perfecto is used to express something that has happened or happened.
The verb decir (to say/tell) is irregular in El Pretérito Perfecto:
| yo | he | |
| tú | has | |
| él/ella/usted | ha | + dicho |
| nosotros /-as | hemos | |
| vosotros/-as | habéis | |
| ellos /-as /ustedes | han |
You can see it is simply:
Here are some examples to listen to:
Yo he dicho la verdad.
I have told the truth.
¿Qué has dicho?
What did you say? ("you" = "tú" = singular informal)
Juan ha dicho que sí.
Juan has said yes.
Usted ha dicho una mentira.
You have told a lie.
Nosotros hemos dicho que no.
We have said no.
¿Vosotros habéis dicho eso?
Did you say that?
Mis padres no han dicho bien la frase.
My parents haven't pronounced the sentence correctly.
Tus amigas han dicho muchas cosas.
Your friends have said many things.
See also List of Irregular Spanish past participles.
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Mis padres no han dicho bien la frase.
My parents haven't pronounced the sentence correctly.
Usted ha dicho una mentira.
You have told a lie.
¿Qué has dicho?
What did you say? ("you" = "tú" = singular informal)
¿Vosotros habéis dicho eso?
Did you say that?
Nosotros hemos dicho que no.
We have said no.
Tus amigas han dicho muchas cosas.
Your friends have said many things.
Juan ha dicho que sí.
Juan has said yes.
Yo he dicho la verdad.
I have told the truth.
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InmaKwiziq language super star
Hola Ellen
We don't call this tense in Spanish "el presente perfecto"; this is its equivalent in English "The present perfect". We call it either El Pretérito Perfecto or El Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto, in Spanish. In Latin America this tense is also called "Antepresente". Here is a list of the different names given to all tenses that will help,
Saludos,
Inma
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Nombre del tiempo: el pretérito perfecto
¿Porque se dice ambos, el presente perfecto (en otros textos) y el pretérito perfecto? Esto me confunde mucho... ¡Muchas gracias!
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InmaKwiziq language super star
Hi Emily
Here is a lesson that will help you understand when we use verbs in general in the Simple past or the Present perfect:
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I hope it helps.
Inma
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