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THE PRESENT PERFECT RULE
Affirmative:
I
We Have + Past Participle
You
They
HeShe Has +Past ParticipleIt
Negative :
I
We Have + Not + Past Participle
You
They
He
She Has + Not +Past Participle
It
He has not finished from eating.
Questions:
They have arrived today.
Have they arrived?
He has arrived today.
Has he arrived?
So, the structure of the question is:Have/Has+ Subject +Past Participle?
Positive Negative Question
I / you / we / the y
I have eaten.
I have not eaten. Have I eaten?
he / she / itHe has eaten.
He has not eaten. Has he eaten?
3-action that stopped recently
Example: She has cooked dinner.
4-finished action that has an influence on the present
Example: I have lost my key.
5-action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
Example: I have never been to Australia.
USES OF PRESENT PERFECT
1-puts emphasis on the result
Example: She has written five letters.
2 -action that is still going on
Example: School has not started yet.
FOR & SINCE
We use for with a period of time, for example: a few days, half an hour, two years. We use since with the time when the action started, for example: last year, June 8, I met you.Examples
I have had this computer for about a year.
I haven't seen Julia since September .
EXERCISE
Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect .
Example: I _____________ my father's car. (to wash)
Answer: I have washed my father's car.
1 )Karen -----------------------------me an e-mail. (to send)
2 )Dave and Pat ----------------------------the museum. (to visit)
3 )I ----------------------at the pet shop. (to be)
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