pretérito perfecto compuesto: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  All Spanish-speaking countriesSpanish grammartechnicalformal
  • A grammatical term for the compound past tense formed with the auxiliary verb haber and a past participle, used to express actions completed within a time frame that includes the present or actions with present relevance.

  Examples

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  • He terminado el informe y he usado el pretérito perfecto compuesto para describir las acciones recientes.

    I have finished the report and have used the present perfect tense to describe recent actions.

  • ¿Has estudiado cómo se forma el pretérito perfecto compuesto en español?

    Have you studied how the present perfect tense is formed in Spanish?

  • Ella siempre ha preferido el pretérito perfecto compuesto para hablar de eventos que afectan al presente.

    She has always preferred the present perfect tense to talk about events that affect the present.

  • En la clase de hoy, vamos a practicar el uso del pretérito perfecto compuesto con varios ejemplos.

    In today's class, we are going to practice using the present perfect tense with various examples.