Depending on the context, the pretérito perfecto compuesto may need to be translated into present perfect or past simple in English. Moreover, this will help show you that this tense has no one crystal clear translation into Spanish. Here are some of the most common words and expressions that can help you figure out when to use the present perfect. Now that we are mostly clear on the time frame for the present perfect, we’re going to take a look at specific examples to help us understand all of the context in which this Spanish tense is used. And, of course, if you want to review all Spanish tenses, you can check out our article on this subject! Words and phrases that carry the present perfect in Spanish If you are interested in learning more about the past simple and past imperfect tenses in Spanish, you can check out this video. Here we have a rough idea as the events took place when the speaker was young, but we don’t have enough information for the exact timeline. ( When I was a little, I used to play ball a lot.) Cuando era chico jugaba mucho a la pelota.In this case, we don’t know when the event took place, i.e., when this person started and stopped believing this fact. ( I used to believe you had two brothers.) Let’s take a look at a couple of examples: This last one would be reflected in the past imperfect tense (or préterito imperfecto in Spanish) and is a bit more complex. Lasted a long time with no clear start or end
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