Kilo Lingo

Spanish · Chapter 29

The perfect subjunctive: haya hablado

10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

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  1. Lesson 1 · Words 2601-2610

    Words 2601 to 2610

    2608poblaciónpopulation, townnoun

  2. Lesson 2 · Words 2611-2620

    Words 2611 to 2620

    2615almohadapillownoun
    2620aprobarto approve, to passverb

  3. Lesson 3 · Words 2621-2630

    Words 2621 to 2630

  4. Lesson 4 · Words 2631-2640

    Words 2631 to 2640

  5. Lesson 5 · Grammar primer

    The perfect subjunctive: haya hablado

    The present subjunctive of haber plus a participle - haya hablado - for a finished action under a present trigger: espero que hayas llegado, no creo que lo haya hecho, and cuando hayas terminado for the future perfect.

  6. Lesson 6 · Words 2641-2650

    Words 2641 to 2650

  7. Lesson 7 · Words 2651-2660

    Words 2651 to 2660

  8. Lesson 8 · Words 2661-2670

    Words 2661 to 2670

  9. Lesson 9 · Grammar primer

    The subjunctive in relative clauses

    busco a alguien que sepa, no hay nadie que pueda - when the noun a relative clause describes is unknown, wanted or non-existent, the verb goes subjunctive; when it is specific and real, it stays indicative.

  10. Lesson 10 · Words 2671-2680

    Words 2671 to 2680

  11. Lesson 11 · Words 2681-2690

    Words 2681 to 2690

  12. Lesson 12 · Words 2691-2700

    Words 2691 to 2700

  13. Lesson 13 · Read a story

    Story milestone: top 2700 words

    You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-2700 ceiling.