Play Never Have I Ever in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to play never have I ever in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about things you have never done

• talk about common life events

• use the word nunca and other negative words

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
atrasado	late
chino	Chinese
exótico	exotic

examples
Nunca he devuelto un libro atrasado. I've never returned a book late.
Nunca he tenido una mascota exótica. I've never had an exotic pet.

Nouns

Spanish	English
el acertijo	riddle
la araña	spider
el concurso	contest
el fantasma	ghost
el hongo	mushroom
el iglú	igloo
el pilates	Pilates
el safari	safari
la serpiente	snake
el sushi	sushi
el tofu	tofu
la trompeta	trumpet

examples
Nunca he resuelto un acertijo. I've never solved a riddle.
Siempre he detestado las arañas. I've always detested spiders.
Jamás he ganado un concurso. I've never won a contest.

Noun Phrase

Spanish	English
la aurora boreal	northern lights

examples
No ha visto la aurora boreal. She hasn't seen the northern lights.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Adoptar

Adoptar(to adopt) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	he adoptado	I have adopted
tú	has adoptado	you have adopted	informal singular you
vos	has adoptado	you have adopted	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ha adoptado	he, she has adopted
usted	ha adoptado	you have adopted	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hemos adoptado	we have adopted
vosotros, vosotras	habéis adoptado	you have adopted	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	han adoptado	they have adopted
ustedes	han adoptado	you have adopted	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Atraer

Atraer(to attract, to be drawn to) is an -er verb that is regular in the present perfect.

A+ Pronoun(s)	Singular Conjugation	Plural Conjugation	Translation	Notes
a mí	me ha atraído	me han atraído	I was drawn to it / I was drawn to them
a ti	te ha atraído	te han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	informal singular you
a vos	te ha atraído	te han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
a él, a ella	le ha atraído	le han atraído	he, she was drawn to it / he, she was drawn to them
a usted	le ha atraído	le han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	formal singular you
a nosotros, a nosotras	nos ha atraído	nos han atraído	we were drawn to it / we were drawn to them
a vosotros, a vosotras	os ha atraído	os han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	informal plural you (in Spain)
a ellos, a ellas	les ha atraído	les han atraído	they were drawn to it / they were drawn to them
a ustedes	les ha atraído	les han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Detestar

Detestar(to detest) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	he detestado	I have detested
tú	has detestado	you have detested	informal singular you
vos	has detestado	you have detested	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ha detestado	he, she has detested
usted	ha detestado	you have detested	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hemos detestado	we have detested
vosotros, vosotras	habéis detestado	you have detested	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	han detestado	they have detested
ustedes	han detestado	you have detested	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Reprobar

Reprobar(to fail) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	he reprobado	I have failed
tú	has reprobado	you have failed	informal singular you
vos	has reprobado	you have failed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ha reprobado	he, she has failed
usted	ha reprobado	you have failed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hemos reprobado	we have failed
vosotros, vosotras	habéis reprobado	you have failed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	han reprobado	they have failed
ustedes	han reprobado	you have failed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

The Present Perfect

In these lessons, you reviewed 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
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 the irregular past participles you saw in these lessons!

Infinitive	Spanish Past Participle	Translation
abrir	abierto	opened
devolver	devuelto	returned
hacer	hecho	done
resolver	resuelto	solved
ver	visto	seen

Accents and Past Participles

If an -er or -ir verb stem ends in a vowel, then the past participle is written with an accent over the i.

Here are some examples of past participles with an accented i that we saw in these lessons:

Infinitive	Verb Stem	Spanish Past Participle	English Past Participle
atraer	atra-	atraído	attracted
caer	ca-	caído	fallen
creer	cre-	creído	believed
reír	re-	reído	laughed
traer	tra-	traído	brought

Let’s take a look at some examples of the present perfect that we saw in these lessons:

examples
¡Nunca me he reído tanto! I've never laughed so much!
Jamás he adoptado un animal. I've never adopted an animal.
¿Alguna vez has estado en un iglú? Have you ever been in an igloo?

examples

¡Nunca me he reído tanto!

I've never laughed so much!

Jamás he adoptado un animal.

I've never adopted an animal.

¿Alguna vez has estado en un iglú?

Have you ever been in an igloo?

Present Perfect Trigger Words

Here are some key words that trigger the use of the present perfect.

Key Word in Spanish	Translation
alguna vez	ever
jamás	never
nunca	never
siempre	always

Let’s take a look at some examples of these trigger words in context:

examples
Jamás he tocado la trompeta. I've never played the trumpet.
¿Alguna vez has estado en un iglú? Have you ever been in an igloo?
Siempre he detestado las arañas. I've always detested spiders.

examples

Jamás he tocado la trompeta.

I've never played the trumpet.

¿Alguna vez has estado en un iglú?

Have you ever been in an igloo?

Siempre he detestado las arañas.

I've always detested spiders.

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.

examples

Nunca he resuelto un acertijo.

I've never solved a riddle.

Jamás he participado en una obra de teatro.

I've never participated in a play.

Recent Completed Actions

We also use the present perfect to talk about recent finished actions that have a present result.

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 deor the simple past, especially in Latin America.