English Grammar Guide
The Present Perfect Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
Grammar - The Present Perfect Tense: Closed Questions ➤ Yes /No
For closed questions (
HAVE + SUBJ. + (ever )+ V3 ... ?Yes ,+ SUBJ. + HAVE HAVE + SUBJ. ...V3 ... ?No, + SUBJ. + NEG. HAVE HAVE →have /has Yes, + I /you /we /they + have . Have you ever been to France?Yes, I have . No, + I /you /we /they + haven't . Have they ever seen a lion?No, they haven't . Yes, + he /she /it + has . Has he ever climbed a mountain?Yes, he has . No, + he /she /it + hasn't . Has she ever flown in a plane?No, she hasn't .
Examples - The Present Perfect Tense: Closed Questions ➤ Yes /No
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⚠ Be Careful!
Questions ➤yes /no : ...ever ...? - Have you
ever climbed a mountain? ✔ - Do
not useever foranswers orstatements . - I have
ever climbed a mountain before.✘ - I
have climbed a mountain before.✔ SHORT ANSWER →POSITIVE CONTRACTION ✘ Yes, I've . ✘ Yes, Ihave . ✔ Yes, you've . ✘ Yes, youhave . ✔ Yes, he's . ✘ Yes, hehas . ✔ SHORT ANSWER →NEGATIVE CONTRACTION ✔ No, Ihaven't . ✔ No, youhaven't . ✔ No, hehasn't . ✔
| Symbols & Abbreviations | ||
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| ✔ | Correct | |
| ✘ | Incorrect | |
| N. | Noun | |
| NEG. | Negative | |
| SUBJ. | Subject | |
| V3 | Past Participle | |
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* 12th November, 2024
* 12th November, 2024
See Also
01) Be in the Present Simple Tense: am/are/is
02) Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Present Simple Tense
03) Be in the Past Simple Tense: was/were
04) Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Past Simple Tense
05) The Past Simple Tense: Regular Verbs
06) The Past Simple Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
07) The Present Perfect Tense: Regular Verbs
08) The Present Perfect Tense: Irregular Verbs
09) The Present Perfect Tense: Contractions
10) The Present Perfect Tense: Negatives
11) The Present Perfect Tense: Open Questions
12) The Present Perfect Tense vs the Past Simple Tense
13) The Present Perfect Tense: yet/already/still/just
14) The Present Perfect Tense: How long?
15) The Present Perfect Tense vs the Past Simple Tense: How long?
16) Past Habits vs Present Perfect: use to
