What has happened today

he hecho

I have done / I did (today)

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Why it works

In Spain, today is not over, so today takes he + participle.

Esta mañana, esta semana, este mes, este año, hoy: all of them pull the perfect.

This is the tense you need most in Madrid, so it comes first.

Why not hice

esta mañana tuve tres reuniones

this morning I had three meetings

Understandable, and normal in Latin America. In Spain it sounds like the morning belongs to another day.

In a full sentence

Hoy he hecho la compra antes de trabajar.
Today I have done the shopping before work.
It happened earlier today.
Esta mañana he ido a la oficina en metro.
This morning I went to the office by metro.
This morning is part of today.
Hoy he estado de guardia por una incidencia.
Today I have been on call for an incident.
Today is still ongoing.
Esta semana ella ha tenido una entrevista de trabajo.
This week she has had a job interview.
This week is still ongoing.

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