Go to the Movies in Spanish
Vocabulary
Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!
Adjectives
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Adverb
Nouns
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| el cine | the movies, movie theater |
| el club | club |
| la comedia | comedy |
| el episodio | episode |
| la lectura | reading |
| el marido | husband |
| el rúter | router |
| los subtítulos | subtitles |
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Lectura means reading, however, the phrase club de lectura means book club
Noun Phrases
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Verbs
In this skill, you learn the following verbs!
Reiniciar
Reiniciar(to restart) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| yo | he reiniciado | I have restarted | |
| tú | has reiniciado | you have restarted | informal singular you |
| vos | has reiniciado | you have restarted | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | ha reiniciado | he, she has restarted | |
| usted | ha reiniciado | you have restarted | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | hemos reiniciado | we have restarted | |
| vosotros, vosotras | habéis reiniciado | you have restarted | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | han reiniciado | they have restarted | |
| ustedes | han reiniciado | you have restarted | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
The Present Perfect
The Spanish present perfect el pretérito perfecto compuestoo el antepresenteis used to talk about things that started in the past and which continue or repeat in the present. It's also used to talk about things that have happened in the recent past.
How Do You Form the Present Perfect in Spanish?
Present Perfect Indicative Formula
- present indicative of haber + past participle of another verb
As a reminder, this is how we conjugate haber in the present indicative:
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation |
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| yo | he |
| tú | has |
| vos | has |
| él, ella | ha |
| usted | ha |
| nosotros, nosotras | hemos |
| vosotros, vosotras | habéis |
| ellos, ellas | han |
| ustedes | han |
Past Participles
Regular Past Participles
An essential part of using the present perfect correctly is knowing how to form the past participle.
To form the past participle of a regular verb, you drop the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir) and add -ado to the stem of -ar verbs and -ido to the stem of -er and -ir verbs. This is equivalent to adding -ed to many verbs in English.
Irregular Past Participles
Quite a few Spanish verbs have irregular past participles that don't end in -ado or -ido. Let's take a look at some common ones!
Let’s take a look at some examples of the present perfect that we saw in these lessons:
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Present Perfect Trigger Words
Here are some key words that trigger the use of the present perfect.
When to Use the Present Perfect
Talking about Life Experiences
We use the present perfect to talk about life experiences and things you have done, without saying specifically when you did them. It is also used to talk about how many times you've done something.
Recent Completed Actions
We also use the present perfect to talk about recent finished actions that have a present result.
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Unfinished Situations
Finally, we use the present perfect to talk about situations that started in the past and continue until now.
Latin America, Spain, and the Present Perfect
For talking about actions that happened in the recent past, the present perfect is more widely used in Spain than in Latin America. It's more common to hear the preterite, or simple past, used in Latin America to talk about something that just happened. To talk about something that was just done, it's also very common to use acabar de.
The Present Perfect and Gustar
In this lesson, you saw the verb gustar (to like) conjugated in the present perfect. This is how we conjugate gustar, and verbs like it, in the present perfect:
| Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| me ha gustado | I liked | |
| te ha gustado | you liked | informal singular you |
| le ha gustado | he, she liked | |
| le ha gustado | you liked | formal singular you |
| nos ha gustado | we liked | |
| os ha gustado | you liked | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| les ha gustado | they liked | |
| les ha gustado | you liked | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
This table refers to liking a singular thing. If the thing that was liked is plural, use han gustado.
Let’s take a look at some examples:
Quiz Yourself!
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Spanish Conversation
Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.
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