Los tiempos compuestos: The Formation of Past Participles and the Perfect Tenses in Spanish

There is a reason that the verb “haber” is the most used in the Spanish language: it is the first half of the perfect tense! Watch the videos below to learn about the formation of past participles and then learn how to combine them with “haber”.

Los participios pasados

After learning about past participles, practice what you have learned, the check your answers. If you are in my college course, don’t forget about the practice quiz on Canvas!

Spanish present perfect tense (El tiempo compuesto del presente)

Discover how to conjugate the verb “haber” in the present tense, add a past participle and create the present perfect tense in Spanish. After watching the instructional video, check out this practice worksheet followed by checking the answers.

El pluscuamperfecto (tiempo compuesto del pasado)

The difference between “have” and “had” is whether the narrator is speaking in the present or past tense. The video above will walk you through how to say someone “had” (past) done something. Afterwards, see what you are able to understand and produce in this practice (don’t forget to check your answers!)

Author: Camilla Given

I'm Camilla! I teach at the high school and college level in a small town in western Colorado. My goal is to teach the world Spanish through stories. I truly believe that stories make learning Spanish easier - and even fun! Feel free to contact me at smalltownspanishteacher@gmail.com

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