Perfect tenses are compound tenses that consist of two verbs, haber and any verb in the past participle. (See the lesson on past participles for more information). For every simple tense in Spanish, there is also a perfect tense (eg. present and present perfect, imperfect and pluperfect, etc.). Conceptually, they are used that same as in English. Here are a few examples:
He dicho la verdad. I have spoken the truth.
Hemos bailado mucho. We have danced a lot.
Yo había viajado a Europa. I had traveled to Europe.
Él había sido un amigo fiel. He had been a faithful friend.
Here are a few ways to conjugate the verb haber.
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Ella Usted |
ha |
Ellas Ustedes |
han |
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Ella Usted |
había |
Ellas Ustedes |
habían |
*When using a perfect tense, never separate the two verbs with pronouns!
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