Past Participles and Present Perfect Tense

In this episode of The Language Tutor Spanish series, Danny Evans introduces the present perfect indicative tense, explaining its use and formation in Spanish. He provides examples in both English and Spanish, highlighting the auxiliary verb 'have' and the past participle. The episode covers the general rules for forming past participles for AR, ER, and IR verbs, and discusses irregular past participles, including those with vowel-ending stems. Danny also addresses common confusions between adjectives and past participles, offering a list of examples. The episode concludes with practice advice.

What is the main focus of this episode?

• Learning new vocabulary

• Understanding Spanish culture

• Exploring the present perfect indicative tense

• Practicing pronunciation

Which auxiliary verb is used for 'I have' in Spanish present perfect indicative?

• Ha

• He

• Hemos

• Han

How do you form the past participle for most AR verbs in Spanish?

• Add -iendo

• Add -ado

• Add -ido

• Add -ando

Translate 'We have eaten' into Spanish using the present perfect indicative.

• Nosotros comemos

• Nosotros comeremos

• Nosotros comimos

• Nosotros hemos comido

What is the past participle of 'vivir' in the present perfect indicative?

• Viviendo

• Vivir

• Vivido

• Vivo

What happens to the past participle of ER and IR verbs if the stem ends in a vowel?

• An accent is added over the 'i'

• The verb becomes irregular

• It remains unchanged

• The ending changes to -ando

Which of the following is an irregular past participle in Spanish?

• Comido

• Hablado

• Vivido

• Escrito

What is the past participle of 'abrir'?

• Abri

• Abrieto

• Abierto

• Abrido

Which verb's past participle is 'muerto'?

• Mover

• Morder

• Morir

• Morar

What is the adjective form of 'confundir'?

• Confundido

• Confundiendo

• Confuso

• Confundido