This is a brief summary of the present perfect:
Present perfect
The present perfect is a verb form which links the past and present. We use it when we talk about an action or state which started in the past and which continues up to the present time.
For example:
I've lived in Dublin since 1994.
I started living in Dublin in 1994 and I still live in Dublin now.
Affirmative
Subject
|
have / has
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past participle
|
I
You
We
They
|
have
've
|
studied a lot this term.
passed passed the exam with flying colours.
lived here for six years.
|
He
She
It
|
has
's
|
Negative
Subject
|
have not / has not
|
past participle
|
I
You
We
They
|
have not
haven't
've not
|
bought anything yet.
passed the exam.
studied a lot this term.
|
She
|
has not
hasn't
's not
|
Question
Has / Have
|
subject
|
past participle
|
Have
|
I
you we they |
ridden a horse?
read Harry Potter? met anyone famous? |
If you want to practice this tense, you can do some quizzes by clicking on the following links:
Present perfect quiz 1
Present perfect quiz 2
Present perfect quiz 3
Present perfect quiz 4
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