Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
Learn to use irregular past participles like dicho, escrito, and puesto in the pretérito perfecto to talk about recent actions and experiences in everyday contexts such as paperwork and visas.
- The perfect preterite is formed with the present indicative of the verb "haber" plus the past participle of the verb we conjugate.
- Some verbs that do not follow the general rule are called irregular and their past participle is formed differently.
| Verbo (Verb) | Participio irregular (Irregular participle) | Ejemplo (Example) |
|---|---|---|
| Decir | Dicho | El funcionario me ha dicho que entregue todos los documentos. (The official has told me to submit all the documents.) |
| Escribir | Escrito | He escrito la solicitud para el permiso de trabajo. (I have written the application for the work permit.) |
| Hacer | Hecho | ¿Has hecho los trámites para la visa? (Have you done the visa procedures?) |
| Poner | Puesto | He puesto la solicitud en el mostrador. (I have put the application on the counter.) |
| Ver | Visto | ¿Has visto la oficina de seguridad social? (Have you seen the social security office?) |
| Volver | Vuelto | Todavía no he vuelto de la cita para la visa de trabajo. (I have not returned from the work visa appointment yet.) |
Exercise 1: Verbos irregulares en el pretérito perfecto
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
hemos puesto, han vuelto, han hecho, ha dicho, Has dicho, Has hecho, has escrito, Has puesto
1.
Poner (tú): ¿... tu dirección en el formulario?
(Have you put your address on the form?)
2.
Decir: Ella ... que no tiene los documentos listos.
(She has said that she doesn't have the documents ready.)
3.
Volver: Ellos ... de su cita en la seguridad social.
(They have returned from their appointment at social security.)
4.
Hacer: Ellos ... la reservación-in en el Ayuntamiento.
(They have checked in at the Town Hall.)
5.
Decir (tú): ¿... todo lo que necesitaban para la solicitud?
(Have you said everything they needed for the application?)
6.
Poner: Nosotros ... todos los papeles en el sobre.
(We have put all the papers in the envelope.)
7.
Escribir: ¿Tú ... la carta para la solicitud de empleo?
(Have you written the letter for the job application?)
8.
Hacer (tú): ¿... ya la solicitud para el permiso de trabajo?
(Have you already applied for the work permit?)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Select the correct sentence that uses the present perfect tense with irregular verbs to express recent actions or experiences in situations related to paperwork, procedures, and bureaucracy.
1.
Error: incorrect participle 'writed' instead of 'written'.
Error: incorrect use of the verb in present tense 'write' instead of the past participle.
2.
Error: incorrect use of the verb in present tense 'puts' instead of the participle.
Error: incorrect participle 'putted' instead of 'put'.
3.
Error: incorrect participle 'sayed' instead of 'said'.
Error: incorrect verb form 'has say' instead of 'has said'.
4.
Error: incorrect participle 'returnede' instead of 'returned'.
Error: incorrect verb form 'have not return' instead of the participle 'returned'.