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A present perfect

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Maria Alejandra Alejandro Pomacaja
Maria Alejandra Alejandro Pomacaja

The document discusses the use of the present perfect tense in English. It provides examples of how to use the present perfect tense to describe: 1) actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past, 2) actions that started in the past and continue in the present, and 3) actions that recently finished with visible results in the present. It also discusses using the present perfect with temporal expressions like "today" when the time period referred to has not finished. The document concludes by noting irregular verbs form their past participles differently than regular verbs.

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 FOR ACTIONS WHICH HAPPENED AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME IN THE PAST. THE EXACT TIME IS NOT MENTIONED BECAUSE IT ISN’T IMPORTANT Examples: Jeremy has bought a new car. (no mencionamos el Tiempo exacto porque no Es importante
 For actions which started in the past and are still going on in the present. Example: She has been a nurse since 1990 (ella comenzo a trabajar Como enfermera en 1990, y todavía es una enfermera hoy  For actions which have recently finished and their results are visible in the present.
Example: He has eaten too much. (como resultado, que ahora tiene un malestar estomacal).  With today , this morning/afternoon, etc,when these periods of time are not over at the time of speaking. Example: He has made ten cakes this morning (sigue siendo la mañana, por lo que este período de tiempo no ha terminado
LONG FORM SHORT FORM I I ‘VE HAVE WORKED YOU YOU WORKED HE HE HAS ‘S SHE SHE WORKED WORKED IT IT WE WE HAVE ‘VE YOU WORKED YOU WORKED THEY THEY
LONG FORM SHORT FORM I I HAVE NOT HAVEN’T YOU WORKED YOU WORKED HE HE SHE HAS NOT SHE HASN’T WORKED WORKED IT IT WE WE YOU HAVE NOT YOU HAVEN’T WORKED WORKED THEY THEY
INTERROGATIVE FORM SHORT ANSWERS I HAVE YES, I/YOU HAVE YOU WORKED…? NO,I/YOU HAVEN’T. HE HAS SHE WORKED…? YES, HE,SHE,IT HAS IT NO,HE/SHE/IT HASN’T WE YES,WE/YOU/THEY HAVE YOU HAVE WORKED…? NO,WE/YOU/THEY THEY HAVEN’T
Para los verbos regulares, el participio pasado se forma tomando el propio verbo y agregando "ed", o "d“ si termina en vocal. Si termina en "y", se cambia por "ied". EXAMPLES: We have played tennis for two hours. Hemos jugado tenis por dos horas. She has arrived late again. Ha llegado tarde de nuevo. You have studied a lot. Has estudiado mucho
WE FORM THE PAST EXAMPLES: PARTICIPE OF BASE FORM PAST PARTICIPE IRREGULAR VERBS be been DIFFERENTLY begin begun LOS VERBOS EN PAST catch caught PARTICIPE CAMBIAN Feel felt COMPLETAMENTE hear heard
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  • 2. ï‚ž FOR ACTIONS WHICH HAPPENED AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME IN THE PAST. THE EXACT TIME IS NOT MENTIONED BECAUSE IT ISN’T IMPORTANT Examples: Jeremy has bought a new car. (no mencionamos el Tiempo exacto porque no Es importante
  • 3. ï‚ž For actions which started in the past and are still going on in the present. Example: She has been a nurse since 1990 (ella comenzo a trabajar Como enfermera en 1990, y todavía es una enfermera hoy ï‚ž For actions which have recently finished and their results are visible in the present.
  • 4. Example: He has eaten too much. (como resultado, que ahora tiene un malestar estomacal). ï‚ž With today , this morning/afternoon, etc,when these periods of time are not over at the time of speaking. Example: He has made ten cakes this morning (sigue siendo la mañana, por lo que este período de tiempo no ha terminado
  • 5. LONG FORM SHORT FORM I I ‘VE HAVE WORKED YOU YOU WORKED HE HE HAS ‘S SHE SHE WORKED WORKED IT IT WE WE HAVE ‘VE YOU WORKED YOU WORKED THEY THEY
  • 6. LONG FORM SHORT FORM I I HAVE NOT HAVEN’T YOU WORKED YOU WORKED HE HE SHE HAS NOT SHE HASN’T WORKED WORKED IT IT WE WE YOU HAVE NOT YOU HAVEN’T WORKED WORKED THEY THEY
  • 7. INTERROGATIVE FORM SHORT ANSWERS I HAVE YES, I/YOU HAVE YOU WORKED…? NO,I/YOU HAVEN’T. HE HAS SHE WORKED…? YES, HE,SHE,IT HAS IT NO,HE/SHE/IT HASN’T WE YES,WE/YOU/THEY HAVE YOU HAVE WORKED…? NO,WE/YOU/THEY THEY HAVEN’T
  • 8. Para los verbos regulares, el participio pasado se forma tomando el propio verbo y agregando "ed", o "d“ si termina en vocal. Si termina en "y", se cambia por "ied". EXAMPLES: We have played tennis for two hours. Hemos jugado tenis por dos horas. She has arrived late again. Ha llegado tarde de nuevo. You have studied a lot. Has estudiado mucho
  • 9. WE FORM THE PAST EXAMPLES: PARTICIPE OF BASE FORM PAST PARTICIPE IRREGULAR VERBS be been DIFFERENTLY begin begun LOS VERBOS EN PAST catch caught PARTICIPE CAMBIAN Feel felt COMPLETAMENTE hear heard
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