English Grammar Guide
The Present Perfect Tense: Regular Verbs
Usage - The Present Perfect Tense
We use the present perfect tense for life experiences (any time up to now) and events occuring at least once in the past.
- Life Experiences
- Events
Grammar - The Present Perfect Tense
For
For
For
SUBJECT + HAVE + V3 (PAST PARTICIPLE )Regular Verbs :V3 = INFINITIVE-ed - play → play
ed HAVE →have /has I /You /We /They + have + V3 I have climbed a mountain before.He /She /It + has + V3 She has played chess before.
Examples - The Present Perfect Tense : Regular Verbs
... | |||
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climb | before. | ||
play | before. | ||
cook | before. | ||
watch | before. | ||
danc | before. | ||
snow | in the past. | ||
walk | before. | ||
sail | before. |
Grammar - Infinitives Ending in "-e"
We add
- INFINITIVE → INFINITIVE
-d - bak
e → bake d - She has bak
e d a cake before.
Forms - Infinitives Ending in "-e"
INFINITIVE | |
---|---|
mov | mov |
lov | lov |
Grammar - Infinitives Ending in CONSONANT -y
We change
CONSONANT =b /c /d /f /... - INFINITIVE → INFINITIVE (
- y )+ -ied - stu
dy → stud ied - They have stu
d ied it before.
Grammar - Infinitives Ending in VOWEL -y
VOWEL =a /e /i /o /u - INFINITIVE → INFINITIVE
-ed : - pl
ay → pla i ed✘ - pl
ay → play ed ✔ - enj
oy → enjo i ed✘ - enj
oy → enjoy ed ✔
Forms - Infinitives Ending in "-y"
INFINITIVE | |
---|---|
stu | stu |
car | car |
pl | pl |
st | st |
Examples - The Present Perfect Tense: Regular Verbs
SUBJ. | HAVE | ||
---|---|---|---|
I | have | danc | on stage before. |
She | has | stu | music before. |
He | has | pl | chess before. |
⚠ Be Careful!
We don't use the present perfect for
- I
have played chessin 2010 . (PERF.)✘ - I
played chessin 2010 . (PAST SIMP.)✔ - I
have played chessbefore . (PERF.)✔
⚠ Be Careful!
Regular Verbs :V3 = INFINITIVE-ed ✔
Some verbs are irregular. We do
Irregular Verbs: V3 = INFINITIVE-ed ✘ - eat → eat
ed ✘ - eat →
eaten ✔
Symbols & Abbreviations | ||
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= | Same as | |
✔ | Correct | |
✘ | Incorrect | |
PAST SIMP. | Past Simple | |
PERF. | Present Perfect | |
SUBJ. | Subject | |
V3 | Past Participle |