Breakdown of Esta semana mi hermana no ha ido al casino.
no
no / not
la hermana
the sister
mi
my
ir
to go
a
to
la semana
the week
este
this (m.sg., also esta, estos, estas, esto)
haber
to have (auxiliary)
el casino
the casino
Questions & Answers about Esta semana mi hermana no ha ido al casino.
Why use ha ido instead of the simple past tense fue?
Where does the negative word no go when using a compound tense like this?
The word no must always go directly before the conjugated auxiliary verb, which is ha in this case. You can never separate the auxiliary verb (ha) and the past participle (ido) in Spanish, so it must be no ha ido.
Why is it al casino and not a el casino?
Whenever the preposition a (to) is followed immediately by the masculine singular article el (the), they combine to form the mandatory contraction al.
How would I add 'even if it is open' to this sentence using the grammar from the current lesson?
If you are unsure whether the casino is actually open, you would use aunque (even if) followed by the present subjunctive: aunque esté abierto. Because you are talking about unverified information, the subjunctive is required here.
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