The Present Perfect in Galician grammar is used to express actions or events that have taken place at an unspecified time in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “ter” (to have) followed by the past participle of the main verb. The auxiliary verb agrees with the subject in person and number, and the past participle agrees with the gender and number of the object. In these exercises, you will practice using the Present Perfect in Galician.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the auxiliary verb “ter” and the past participle of the main verb.
*Nós* __(finish)__ rematado a novela. (We)
*Marta e Xoana* __(go)__ ido ao cine xuntos. (They)
*Ela* __(see)__ visto a túa mensaxe. (She)
*Ti* __(buy)__ comprado pan na tenda. (You)
*Vós* __(write)__ escrito unha carta. (You-plural)
*Eles* __(eat)__ comido toda a pizza. (They)
*Eu* __(visit)__ visitado a miña avoa. (I)
*Tu* __(read)__ lido ese libro. (You)
*Brais e Marcos* __(work)__ traballado ata as dez. (They)
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past participle, given the English cue in brackets.
Nós __(live)__ vivido en Vigo durante cinco anos. (*lived*)
Vós __(open)__ aberto a xanela. (*opened*)
Eu __(find)__ atopado a resposta correcta. (*found*)
Ti __(meet)__ coñecido a Saul onte na festa. (*met*)
Marta e Manolo __(understand)__ entendido todo. (*understood*)
Eu __(lose)__ perdido as miñas chaves. (*lost*)
Ela __(discover)__ descuberto un novo talento. (*discovered*)
*Ti* __(break)__ quebrado a televisión. (*broken*)
Eles __(begin)__ comezado a practicar o instrumento. (*begun*)
