English Grammar Guide
The Present Perfect Tense: Negatives
Grammar - The Present Perfect Tense : Negatives
We usually use
We can also contract the negatives
have not →haven't /have never + V3 I /You /We /They + haven't /have never + V3 I have never climbed a mountain before.They haven't studied it before.has not →hasn't /has never + V3 He /She /It + hasn't /has never + V3 She 's never baked a cake before.
Examples - The Present Perfect Tense : Negatives
| ... | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| a tree before. | |||
| a horse before. | |||
| to Paris before. | |||
| to Rome before. | |||
| a snake before. | |||
| here before. | |||
| tuna before. | |||
| time before. | |||
⚠ Be Careful!
- never = not ever = not before now
Examples - The Present Perfect Tense : Negative Contractions
| ... | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| you before. | |||
| chess before. | |||
| curry before. | |||
| a musical before. | |||
| here before. | |||
| to them before. | |||
| to France before. | |||
| Symbols & Abbreviations | ||
|---|---|---|
| = | Same as | |
| NEG. | Negative | |
| S. | 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: Negatives in the Present Simple Tense
03) Be in the Past Simple Tense: was/were
04) Be: Negatives in the Past Simple Tense
05) The Past Simple Tense: Regular Verbs
06) The Present Perfect Tense: Regular Verbs
07) The Present Perfect Tense: Irregular Verbs
08) The Present Perfect Tense: Contractions
09) The Present Perfect Tense: Open Questions
10) The Present Perfect Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
11) The Present Perfect Tense vs the Past Simple Tense
12) The Present Perfect Tense: yet/already/still/just
13) The Present Perfect Tense: How long?
14) The Present Perfect Tense vs the Past Simple Tense: How long?
15) Past Habits vs Present Perfect: use to
