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.
*Eu* __(study)__ estudado moito onte. (I)
*Nรณs* __(finish)__ rematado a novela. (We)
*Marta e Xoana* __(go)__ ido ao cine xuntos. (They)
*Ela* __(see)__ visto a tรบa mensaxe. (She)
*Ti* __(buy)__ comprado pan na tenda. (You)
*Vรณs* __(write)__ escrito unha carta. (You-plural)
*Eles* __(eat)__ comido toda a pizza. (They)
*Eu* __(visit)__ visitado a miรฑa 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.
Ela __(make)__ feito a tarta de mazรก. (*made*)
Nรณs __(live)__ vivido en Vigo durante cinco anos. (*lived*)
Vรณs __(open)__ aberto a xanela. (*opened*)
Eu __(find)__ atopado a resposta correcta. (*found*)
Ti __(meet)__ coรฑecido a Saul onte na festa. (*met*)
Marta e Manolo __(understand)__ entendido todo. (*understood*)
Eu __(lose)__ perdido as miรฑas chaves. (*lost*)
Ela __(discover)__ descuberto un novo talento. (*discovered*)
*Ti* __(break)__ quebrado a televisiรณn. (*broken*)
Eles __(begin)__ comezado a practicar o instrumento. (*begun*)