Breakdown of Hoy he hecho el pago del alquiler.
hoy
today
del
of the / from the / about the (topic)
hacer
to do, to make
haber
to have (auxiliary)
el alquiler
the rent
el pago
the payment
Questions & Answers about Hoy he hecho el pago del alquiler.
Why is he hecho (present perfect) used here instead of the simple past (hice)?
In Spain, the present perfect (he hecho) is used for completed actions that occurred within a time frame that is not yet finished. Because the sentence starts with Hoy (today), the day is still ongoing, so you use the present perfect rather than the simple past (hice).
Is hecho an irregular verb form?
Yes, hecho is the irregular past participle of the verb hacer (to do or to make). Instead of taking a regular ending like -ado or -ido, it changes completely. You will need to memorize this form because it appears constantly in perfect tenses.
Could I just say Hoy he pagado el alquiler instead of using he hecho el pago?
Why does it say del alquiler instead of just de alquiler?
In this context, you are referring to a specific rent payment (the rent for your apartment), so the noun alquiler needs the definite article el. Whenever the preposition de (of) is immediately followed by el (the), they must combine to form the mandatory contraction del.
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