KS4 · Spanish · Year 10

Ser de otro país: perfect tense -ar regular -ado, irregular past participles

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Your learning goal

I can use the perfect tense in the context of the societal integration of Latin American immigrants.

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What you’ll learn

I can use the perfect tense in the context of the societal integration of Latin American immigrants.

Key learning points

The perfect tense is used to express what has happened.
To conjugate singular forms of the perfect tense, use 'he', 'has' or 'ha' (from 'haber') + past participle.
To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado.
Common irregular past participles are 'escrito' (written), 'hecho' (done, made), 'visto' (seen) and 'puesto' (put).

Words to know

perfect tense: tense used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'I have bought'
past participle: form of a verb used to form the perfect tense, e.g. 'listened', 'bought'
he: part of 'haber' meaning 'I have', used to form the perfect tense
has: part of 'haber' meaning 'you have', used to form the perfect tense
ha: part of 'haber' meaning 'she, he, it has', used to form the perfect tense

Common mistakes

The Spanish translation of 'I have' + past participle, e.g. 'I have listened', is 'tengo' + past participle, e.g. 'tengo escuchado'.

The Spanish translation of 'I have listened' is 'he escuchado'. In Spanish, the auxiliary verb used in the formation of the perfect tense is 'haber', not 'tener'.

For parents, carers and teachers

Starter and Exit Quiz Qs 2 contain Higher Tier vocabulary. Task B2 contains Higher Tier vocabulary, and an alternative version aimed at Foundation Tier students can be found in the slide deck.