"Él no ha comido hoy."
Translation:He has not eaten today.
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Duolingo doesn't believe in theory, they only believe in us getting things wrong until we get them right.
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I was wondering why there was not a theory section and not really sure what I would be learning in this section. Good reference article regarding present perfect tense here http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/presperfect.htm
Was helpful to me!
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Also this has some good explanations ! http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/35
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Is it not possible to write 'he didn't eat today' ? I'm not sure that the difference between 'he didn't eat today' and 'he has not eaten today' exists in spanish.
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When you say 'ha comido', it's like when you say 'have eaten' in english. It's continuous past.
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I thought this is called perfect present , is the continuous form not with the gerund ? "eating"
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The form is called perfect present, but its meaning is continuous past. Something that occurred in the past but has continual relevance up to the present.
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Ok, thanks, I have to work more on my English conjugations.
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It is quite difficult to hear "Él no ha" at a normal speed.
You use the perfect present tense when the action is done and over with, but you have done it within the day you are still at, otherwise you would use preterite "yo comi" with an accent on the "i"
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From whatever English I have learnt , I know that when one specifies the time of an occurrence one uses "past perfect" ie in this case "He did not eat today"would be in order. If the time is not specified then one says ""He has not eaten"
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- He has eaten - present perfect - the action is done but affects the present
- He ate - simple past - the action was at some point in the past
- He had eaten - past perfect - the action happened before some event in the past.
If it the subject is "it" then can you leave that out but if the subject is "he" or "she" then you have to leave it in for clarification?
