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By Juliana Moriones
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Present perfect
Use the present perfect to...
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Talk about things that happened at some indefinite time in the past and may continue into the future:
Juan has studied English for long time
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Talk about past experiences:
I have lived in the United States
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Talk about events that recently ocurred:
I have just eaten lunch, I am full.
I
WE
YOU
THEY
SHE
HE
IT
Subject
Have
Auxiliary
traveled
Affirmative
Verb past participle
Has
've
's
/
/
The auxiliary for the present perfect is Have / has
The past participle form of regular verbs is the same form of the simple past
Subject
Auxiliary
Verb past participle
WE
SHE
Have
Has
not
arrived
To make negative sentences just add the word "Not".
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb past participle
Has
your parents
your sister
seen
that movie?
Yes,
Has your sister called?
No,
She has.
she hasn't
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Has not Hasn't
Have not
Haven't
To make questions, invert the position of the auxiliary by the subject.
Have
Short
answers
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Auxiliary
WH
Subject
Verb past participle
Where
Have
Has
your parents
your sister
seen
?
To make "Wh or information questions", add the -Wh at the beginning
Auxiliary
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Already
-
Yet
-
Just
-
Still
-
Always
-
Never
-
Ever
-
Since
-
For
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Yet
It's used in questions and negatives to talk about something which is expected to happen:
I haven't finished my homework yet.
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Already
It's used in affirmative sentences to express that something has happened earlier:
It's very late!!! The train has already left.
Place this word before the main verb
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Just
It's used in affirmative sentences to express a complete recently activity:
The movie has just started.
Place this word before the main verb
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Still
It's used in negative sentences. It shows an activity that has lasted longer than expected:
. The class still hasn't finished.
Place this word before the main verb
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Always
It's used in affirmative sentences to show the frequency of the activity:
My mother has always lived in Colombia.
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For
It's used to talk about a period of time: For a week, for a minute, for a while...
Tom has been here for a year
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Ever
It's used in questions and negative sentences. It means "at any time":
Have you ever studied English?
She hasn't ever arrived on time!
Place this word before the main verb
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Since
It's used with a point of time to show when an activity started:
I've worked there since 2001.
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Never
It's used with affirmative sentences, but the meaning is negative:
I have never cheated in an exam.
Place this word before the main verb
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Place this word before the main verb or at the end
Place this word before the main verb
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