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All About The Present Perfect

The document provides information about the present perfect tense in English including its form, uses, and examples. It lists the past participles of regular and irregular verbs. It explains that the present perfect is used for actions that began in the past and continue in the present, actions with results in the present, and actions that took place before an unspecified time in the past. It provides example sentences to illustrate each use. It also notes the present perfect is used with words like "for", "since", "just", "already", "never", and questions with "ever". The document concludes with a practice exercise asking the reader to put verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense.

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All About The Present Perfect

The document provides information about the present perfect tense in English including its form, uses, and examples. It lists the past participles of regular and irregular verbs. It explains that the present perfect is used for actions that began in the past and continue in the present, actions with results in the present, and actions that took place before an unspecified time in the past. It provides example sentences to illustrate each use. It also notes the present perfect is used with words like "for", "since", "just", "already", "never", and questions with "ever". The document concludes with a practice exercise asking the reader to put verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense.

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FORM

Have/has+past participle
Affirmative
Negative
I/you/we/ they have gone
I/you/we/they have not (havent) gone
She/he/it has gone
She/he/it has not (hasnt) gone
Past participle of regular verbs:
Past participle of irregular verbs:
Interrogative
Have I/you/we/they gone?
Infinitive
Past participle
Has she/he/it
gone?
Start
Play

Started
Played

Stay

Stayed

USES

The present
started in the
present:
Example: I have
in Paris)
I have
(I still know
The present
started in the
it has an effect
Example: I am
bag
My
seen a snake
The present
started in the
Example: I have
The

Finish

Finished

Work

Worked

Sign

Signed

Hand

Handed

Want

Wanted

Cry

Cried

Study

Studied

Listen

Listened

Watch

Watched

Infinitive
Go
Come

Gone
Come

Write

Written

Speak

Spoken

Read

Read

Have

Had

Eat

Eaten

Stand

Stood

Get

Got/gotten

Drink

Drunk

Sleep

Slept

perfect is used for actions that


past but still continues in the
lived in Paris for 2 years (I still live
known James since last September
him)
perfect is used for an action which
past and finished in the past but
in the present:
very sad because I have lost my
sister is scared because she has

perfect is used for an action which


past and has just finished.
just written a letter to the principal
plane has taken just taken off

See
Seen
The present
perfect is used for an action which
took place in the past but its time is not important or not known.
Example: I have seen this movie before.

My teacher has been to England twice.

The present perfect is used with For, Since, Just, Already, Never, Not Yet, Ever
Examples: I have lived in Paris for 4 years
I have learned English since last September
I have just seen a bird on my window
I have already eaten pizza
I have never listened to Madonna
I have not been to Japan yet
Have you ever been to New York?

Practice:
Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect:
1- Nadim (not/be) to London yet.
2- Hajir(never/speak) Japanese.
3- My friends (already/eat) sushi in Tokyo.
4- you..(ever/play) table tennis?
5- Celine Dion ..(sing) a beautiful song
6- I ..(just/see) a wonderful car.
7- Sami and I (meet) before.
8- I ..(not/be) to Istanbul since 2010.
9- Mary is bedridden because she .(have) a bad accident.
10- The student .(write) beautiful reports.

Key:
1- Has not been
2- Has never spoken
3- Have already eaten
4- Have you ever played
5- Has sung
6- I have just seen
7- Have met
8- I have not been
9- Has had
10- Have written

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