Breakdown of ¿Ya has visto la base? Los soldados están equipados.
estar
to be (location/state)
ver
to see; to watch (TV, a film)
haber
to have (auxiliary)
ya
already
la base
the base
el soldado
the soldier
equipar
to equip
Questions & Answers about ¿Ya has visto la base? Los soldados están equipados.
Why do we use están instead of son before equipados?
We use estar with a past participle to describe the result of an action or a state of being. The soldiers were equipped by someone earlier, and now they are in the state of being equipped. If we used son, it would mean the action of equipping them is happening right now, but están focuses on their current condition.
Why does equipados end in -os?
Notice how ya is placed before has visto. Can we put it between the two verbs like in English?
No, in Spanish you can never separate the helping verb (has) and the past participle (visto). Words like ya (already) must go either before the whole verb phrase, like ya has visto, or sometimes at the very end of the sentence.
Isn't the past participle of an -er verb supposed to end in -ido? Why is it visto?
Usually, yes! But the verb ver (to see) has a completely irregular past participle. Instead of the regular ending, it becomes visto. You just have to memorize this one for the present perfect tense.
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