Present Perfect (affirmative form)

Present Perfect

Has - Have Hasn't - Haven't Past participle

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1. When to use it

2. Rules

3. Language and culture

3. Affirmative Sentence

4. Affirmartive Contractions

1. When to use it

Non-specific/indefinite time

It does not mention a specific time in the past. We don't know exactly when it happened.

• We have met them
• She has called him
• They have traveled
• I have done it
• He has studied for the exam

2. Rules

Rule 1

Form the present perfect with the auxiliary verbs have or has

• I
• You
• We
• They

• She
• He
• It

has

have

Rule 2

Always use the past participle form of verbs

Some regular verbs

• call called called
• Open opened opened
• Study studied studied

Some irregular verbs

• Go went gone
• Come came come
• Meet met met

Non-specific time

We do not know when

Auxiliaries

Have - has

Past participle

Third column verbs

3. Language and culture

In British English, the past forms of some verbs can be regular or irregular!

4. Affirmative Sentence

have has

IYou We They She He It

dancedgone bought

5. Affirmative contractions

I'veYou've We've They've She's He's It's

IYou We They She He It

have has

IYou We They She He It

Have Has

dancedgone bought

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