New concept

Have + participio

El present perfect une el pasado con el ahora. Se forma como nuestro he comido: have / has + participio (has con he, she, it).

  • I have visited London. — I've visited London. — He visitado Londres.
  • She has lost her keys. — She's lost her keys. — Ha perdido las llaves.

En los verbos regulares, el participio es igual que el pasado: worked, visited, finished, travelled. En los irregulares, a veces hay una tercera forma:

Verbo Pasado Participio
be was / were been
go went gone
do did done
see saw seen
eat ate eaten
drink drank drunk
find found found
have had had
buy bought bought
lose lost lost

La pregunta y la negativa usan el propio have, sin did: Have you eaten? — Yes, I have. / No, I haven't. Y ojo: she's puede ser she is o she has — she's lost es she has lost.