Function: This tense is primarily used to talk about (or refer to)

A grammar overview
Function: This tense is primarily used to talk about (or refer to) actions
that are happening in the moment of the conversation, actions occurring
in this moment of our lives, and actions happening in the near future.
Examples:
• My students are studying English now (in this moment).
• I am taking French lessons in the evenings (during these days –
not in this very moment).
• Colombia is playing against Greece next June (near future).
Present perfect
SPANISH
ENGLISH
Yo
he jugado
I
have played
Tú
has jugado
You
have played
Él - Ella
ha jugado
He-she-it
has played
Nosotros
hemos jugado
We
have played
Vosotros
habéis jugado
You
have played
han jugado
They
have played
Ellos
SPANISH
ENGLISH
Yo
he bebido
I
have drunk
Tú
has bebido
You
have drunk
Él - Ella
ha bebido
He-she-it
has drunk
Nosotros
hemos bebido
We
have drunk
Vosotros
habéis bebido
You
have drunk
han bebido
They
have drunk
Ellos
Grammar: The verb “have” works as an auxiliary verb in this tense. The
form of the main verb corresponds to the “past participle”. Remember
that in regular verbs “the past participle” has the same form of the “past
simple” (____ed), but in the irregular verbs the past participle corresponds
to the third column of the verb list. Only in the third person of singular
(he // she // it) the auxiliary verb “have” is conjugated as “has”.
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