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The present perfect is a grammatical combination of the present tense and perfect aspect that is used to express a past event that has present consequences. [1] The term is used particularly in the context of English grammar to refer to forms like "I have finished".
The progressive aspects (also called "continuous tenses") are formed by using the appropriate tense of estar + present participle (gerundio), and the perfect constructions are formed by using the appropriate tense of haber + past participle (participio).
The present perfect is often used also for completed events where English would use the simple past. For details see Italian grammar. Spanish uses haber ("have") as the auxiliary with all verbs. The "present perfect" form is called the pretérito perfecto and is used similarly to the English present
In the Spanish language there are some verbs with irregular past participles.There are also verbs with both regular and irregular participles, in which the irregular form is most used as an adjective, while the regular form tends to appear after haber to form compound perfect tenses.
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Punctual present: This expresses an action that is being done at the very moment. María habla con Juan por teléfono = "María is speaking with Juan on the telephone" Continuous present or durative present: This expresses an action that is being done from the moment of speaking, extending into the past and future. Yo vivo en Madrid = "I live ...
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