The Perfect Infinitive in Spanish (el infinitivo compuesto en Español) is used to communicate an action or event that happened prior to another action or event. Use the infinitive Haber and a past participle to form the perfect infinitive tense in Spanish. This tense is equivalent to the English form of Having + Past Participle.
Subject Exercises:
Perfect Infinitive Tense Exercise 1
Perfect Infinitive Worksheet 2
Haber + V3 (Past Participle)
Examples:
No pude entrar al cine, después de haber llegado tarde.
After having arrived late, I could not go to the movie theater.
Por haber estado en el sol todo el dia, me duele la cabeza.
For having been in the sun all day, my head hurts.
Después de haber trabajado tanto, me merezco unas vaciones.
After having worked so hard, I deserve a vacation.
Por haber comido muchos dulces, Luisa tiene dolor de estómago.
For having eaten a lot of candies, Luisa has a stomachache.
Spanish Compound Tenses:
The Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Subjunctive Tense
Conditional Perfect Tense
Past Participle in Spanish
Past Perfect / Pluperfect
Past Perfect / Pluperfect Subjunctive Mood
Future Perfect Tense
Perfect Infinitive in Spanish
