Present Perfect It is a grammatical combination of the MEANING present tense and perfect aspect that is used to express a past event that has present consequences. FORM AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB PAST PARTICIPLE COMPLEMENT HAVE/HAS I You...
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Present Perfect It is a grammatical combination of the MEANING present tense and perfect aspect that is used to express a past event that has present consequences. FORM AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB PAST PARTICIPLE COMPLEMENT HAVE/HAS I You have tried* sushi before. We They He eaten** lunch. She has It become real *The past participle of regular verbs is the same as the simple past. **The past participle changes with irregular verbs. See table 1. EXAMPLES: • I have lived in the United States since August. • She has drunk three cups of coffee since 9 am. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB NOT PAST PARTICIPLE COMPLEMENT HAVE/HAS I You have tried sushi before. We They not He eaten lunch. She has It become real. EXAMPLES: • I have not slept well for two days! • She has not finished her work.
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