Spanish · Chapter 8 · Lesson 12 · Grammar primer
The present perfect: he hablado, has comido
haber + past participle. The Spanish equivalent of 'I have done X'. Formation, when to use it, the irregular participles.
The short version
Nothing gets between haber and the participle
In Spanish the auxiliary and the participle are welded together. Pronouns, negatives and adverbs all sit outside the pair, in front of haber: lo he visto, no te he dicho nada, ya he comido. He ya comido copies English word order and breaks the tense. The participle never agrees either: hemos comido, never hemos comidas.
Ya he comido.
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