Coffee Break Spanish

CBS 2.26 | More on the perfect tense

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Nov 8, 2010
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ANECDOTE

Check If You Said It Right

  • Use the phrase "¿Lo he dicho bien?" to check if you said something correctly.
  • Say "lo he dicho" with the irregular participle dicho to ask about speech accuracy.
ADVICE

Use Pronunciar To Check Pronunciation

  • Use the verb pronunciar to ask if you pronounced something correctly.
  • Ask "¿Lo he pronunciado bien?" immediately after trying a difficult word.
INSIGHT

Dicho And Escrito Are Irregular

  • Remember that escribir -> escrito and decir -> dicho are irregular past participles.
  • Use these irregular forms with haber to form the perfect, e.g., "lo he escrito".
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