Breakdown of Llevo vistas tres series este año.
el año
the year
ver
to see; to watch (TV, a film)
tres
three
este
this (m.sg., also esta, estos, estas, esto)
Questions & Answers about Llevo vistas tres series este año.
Why is it vistas instead of just visto?
In the structure llevar + past participle (used to express how much you have done so far), the past participle acts like an adjective describing the object. Since series is feminine and plural, visto changes to vistas. If you used the normal present perfect (he visto tres series), the participle wouldn't change at all.
Could I just say He visto tres series este año? What is the difference?
Yes, you can! Both are perfectly correct. However, using llevo vistas emphasizes the ongoing accumulation up to this moment, carrying a subtle implication that the counting isn't over and you might watch even more before the year ends (just like adding 'so far' in English). He visto simply states the fact that you watched them.
How do we know series is feminine here?
Wait, is the word series exactly the same in English and Spanish?