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The present perfect is a grammatical combination of the present tense and perfect aspect that is used to express a past event that has present consequences.
We form the Present Perfect with
have / has + the past participle form of the verb (3rd form of the verb).
have / has + the past participle form of the verb (3rd form of the verb).
S - subject: I, we, you, they, he, she, it, Mary, John ...
V3 - The Past Participle Of The Verb (The Verb In The Third Form): written, eaten, worked, ...
O - object
Example:
I have travelled a lot.
He has travelled to Europe.
She has lost her pen.
She has lost her pen.
They have studied for the exam.
You have made a beautiful painting.
I have finished my all exams.
They have made a plan for going out.
Example:
work - worked
listen - listened
finish - finished
listen - listened
finish - finished
play - played
snow - snowed
rain - rained
travel - travelled
study - studied
Important!
Study the list of Regular verbs
With irregular verbs, however, the past forms can be same or different. For example:
Example:
sing - sung
sink - sunk
sit - sat
sleep - slept
speak - spoken
spend - spent
write - written
lose - lost
lose - lost
Important!
Study the list of Irregular verbs
Signal Words: 'already', 'ever', 'just', 'never', 'not yet', 'so far', 'till now', 'up to now'.
| Ever and never | Before the main verb (past participle). |
| Already | Before the main verb (past participle) or at the end of the sentence. |
| Yet | Placed at the end of the sentence. |
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