One of the first Spanish words we learn is hay , that odd but ever so useful incarnation of the verb haber that means both "there is" and "there are. Wow, what a simple language! And then somewhere along the line they told us about the subjunctive, where, even though the there's usually no difference in English, the verb in Spanish is completely different if there exists any sense of uncertainty or doubt.
Wow, this might be an impossible language! Well, haya is where our friend hay meets our nemesis, the subjunctive. What happiness! You have mastered another challenging topic. If you keep studying at the same pace, you can already start planning your next vacation to a Spanish-speaking country.
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Use the present perfect subjunctive when we want to express a reaction to something that has happened already. The difference between using the present perfect indicative he hablado and the present perfect subjunctive haya hablado would be the same as with any other corresponding tenses in the two moods.
In other words, the difference would be between whether you needed the subjunctive mood or the indicative mood, and then if you need the present perfect tense or some other tense. Once you have decided which mood is called for are you declaring somethings or expressing a reaction to it , then you would decide on the tense. One glaring difference between the two moods is that the subjunctive present perfect tense verb will likely be found in a subordinate clause.
There is no such constraint for the indicative present perfect tense. The present perfect subjunctive, also known as the past or perfect subjunctive, is used when a verb or expression requiring the subjunctive in the main clause is in the present, future, or present perfect. You might notice that the same definition holds true for the regular present subjunctive, so what's the difference? The present subjunctive is used when the dependent clause is in the present or future, while the present perfect subjunctive is used when the dependent clause is in the past.
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