SPAN201 W17 Los tiempos compuestos

1. In compound perfect tenses, there is always an auxiliary verb, haber, plus the______

• adjective

• past participle

• present perfect tense

• present tense

2. The past participle is a special form of the verb which can act as an adjective, a part of a compound verb, and a noun. In compound perfect tenses, the past participle....

• is optional

• can change according to the subject of the verb

• is invariable

• is always regular in form

3. In compound perfect tenses, haber ...

• can never be split from the past participle

• can sometimes be split from the past participle

• is always separate from the past participle

• is always conjugated as hay

The perfect and pluperfect forms exist in both the indicative and the subjunctive.

• True

• False

The past participle of hacer is...

• regular

• irregular

The past participle of querer is...

• regular

• irregular

The past participle of abrir is...

• regular

• irregular

The past participle of romper is...

• regular

• irregular

The past participle of descubrir is...

• regular

• irregular

In the main clause of conditional sentences which are 'contrary to fact', the pluperfect subjunctive form hubiera is frequently used as an alternative to the conditional perfect form, habría,

e.g. si esto lo hubiera sabido antes, no te habría/hubiera dicho que no.

• verdadero

• falso