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The Present Perfect Form
Positive Form (Present Perfect Tense)
Affirmative | Auxiliary Verb | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
She/He/It | has (‘s) | slept/worked |
I/We/You/They | have (‘ve) | slept/worked |
Negative Form (Present Perfect Tense)
Negative | Auxiliary Verb | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
She/He/It | has not (hasn’t) | slept/worked |
I/We/You/They | have not (haven’t) | slept/worked |
Question Forms (Present Perfect Tense)
Questions | Auxiliary Verb | Subject | Past Participle |
---|---|---|---|
Where/What | have | I/we/you/they | done/worked/slept |
Where/What | has | she/he/it | done/worked/slept |
Short Answers with “Yes” & “No” (Present Perfect Tense)
Short Answers | Auxiliary Verb | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
Yes | we/you/they/I———> have | slept/worked |
Yes | he/she/it ————–> has | slept/worked |
No | we/you/they/I ————–> have not (haven’t) | slept/worked |
No | he/she/it—————-> has not (hasn’t) | slept/worked |
Regular verbs use -ed form as the past participle. Irregular verbs have irregular forms.
verb
wait (regular)
see (irregular)
past simple
waited
saw
past participle
waited
seen
Note: You must practice and memorize the horrible list of irregular verbs.
When to use the present perfect tense?
to describe an event in the past without a definite time.
Example: Someone has broken a window in our classroom.
to describe what someone has completed or achieved in a period of time.
Example: I’ve finished my homework, and I’ve cleaned my room.
to describe how many things someone has done.
Example: Scientists have found more than 30 unknown Insects.
to describe someone’s experiences, what he or she has done in life.
Example: I’ve travelled by plane, but l haven’t flown in a helicopter.
to describe changes, comparing past and present.