PRESENT PERFECT

 THE AUXILIAR HAVE AND HAS MUST BE

TRANSLATED IN THIS WAY:

 I HAVE (YO HE)

 YOU HAVE (TU HAS)
 SHE HAS (ELLA HA)
 HE HAS (ÉL HA)
 IT HAS (HA)
 WE HAVE (NOSOTRO HEMOS)
 THEY HAVE (ELLOS/ELLAS HAN)
 PRESENT PERFECT

SUBJECT AUXILIAR VERB IN PAST COMPLEMENT

HAVE/HAS PARTICIPLE

I HAVE SPOKEN FRENCH

YO HE HABLADO FRANCES

HE HAS WRITTEN A BOOK

EL HA ESCRITO UN LIBRO
SUBJECT AUXILIAR VERB IN PAST COMPLEMENT
HAVE/HAS PARTICIPLE

YOU HAVE LIVED IN USA

TÚ HAS VIVIDO EN ESTADOS

UNIDOS

THEY HAVE EATEN PIZZA

ELLOS HAN COMIDO PIZZA

SUBJECT AUXILIAR VERB IN PAST COMPLEMENT
HAVE/HAS PARTICIPLE
SHE HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR 15
YEARS
ELLA HA ESTADO POR 15 AÑOS
CASADA
WE HAVE BEEN CLASSMATES FOR 2
SEMESTERS

NOSOTROS HEMOS SIDO COMPAÑEROS POR

2 SEMESTRES

THERE HAVE BEEN AIRPLANES SINCE

MANY YEARS
THERE HAS BEEN (PLURAL)
TOO MUCH
MONEY(SINGULAR)
HOW LONG MEANS
 HACE CUANTO TIEMPO
DESDE CUANDO
POR CUANTO TIEMPO

 . HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ALIVE?
 DESDE HACE CUANTO TIEMPO ES QUE TU HAS
ESTADO VIVO?/DESDE CUANDO ES QUE TU ESTAS
VIVO?
 4. HOW LONG HAVE THERE BEEN COMPUTERS?
 HACE CUANTO TIEMPO HA HABIDO
COMPUTADORAS?
 5. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED / SINGLE?
 DESDE HACE CUANTO TIEMPO HAS ESTADO
CASADA/SOLTERA?
 6. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AT SCHOOL
TODAY?
 CUANTO TIEMPO HAS ESTADO EN LA ESCUELA?
 9. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AWAKE TODAY?
 CUANTO TIEMPO HAS ESTADO DESPIERTO HOY
 HOW LONG HAS CANADA BEEN A COUNTRY?
 HACE CUANTO TIEMPO CANADA HA SIDO UN

PAIS?
 3. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A STUDENT?
/ HAD A JOB?
 HACE CUANTO TIEMPO HAS SIDO UN

ESTUDIANTE?
 4. HOW LONG HAVE THERE BEEN
AIRPLANES?
 HACE CUANTO TIEMPO HA HABIDO AVIONES?
 6. HOW LONG HAVE THERE BEEN CARS?
 HACE CUANTO TIEMPO HA HABIDO AUTOS ?