CSG125

114 Complete Spanish Grammar

• after adverbs and phrases such as cuando, despues de que, en cuanto, tan pronto como, and others that point to a recently completed action.

Tan pronto como el generał hubo    As soon as the generał had deser ted,

desertado, llamó a sus parientes.    he/she called his/her relatives.

Haber + a Partieiple: The Spanish Equivalent of the Perfeet Infinitive

The perfeet infinitive in English is expressed with the construction having + a past partieiple (see examples below). In Spanish, this construction is rendered by the infinitive of the auxiliary verb haber + a past partieiple. The Spanish form has a noun function and is used after certain prepositions or as a complement of verbs.

No pude votar en las elecciones despues de haber llegado tarde. Por haber comido tanto, tienes dolor de estómago.

After having arrived late, I could not vote in the election.

For having eaten so much, you hewe a stomachache.

Wlieii Is the Infinitive of Haber + a Partieiple Used in Spanish?

As in English, this compound form is used to indicate an action or event that happened prior to another action or event:

Al haber cruzado la calle, vimos a Lola. Upon having crossed the Street, we saw Lola.

Al haber cruzado happened prior to vimos. Keep in mind that the inhnitive and not the gerun-dio (-ando or -endo form) foliows a preposition in Spanish.

ejercicio

Te toca a ti. Completa la frase de una manera lógica. You may choose any endingyou consider appropriate.

1.    Por haber ganado la loteria__

2.    Al cruzar la avenida__

3.    Despues de recibir un regalo__

4.    Por haber dormido la siesta__

5.    Despues de haber trabajado toda la semana_

6.    Sin haber estudiado__

7.    Al haber llegado al cine__

8.    Por haber hecho mis ejercicios en este libro_