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The present perfect tense

The present perfect tense. We use it to talk about actions that started in the past that have a connection to the present . It can be that they have just finished or are not finished yet . Past participle.

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The present perfect tense

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  1. Thepresentperfect tense We use ittotalkaboutactionsthatstarted in thepastthathave a connectiontothepresent. It can bethattheyhavejustfinishedor are notfinishedyet.

  2. Pastparticiple • In all of theperfect tenses we use thepastparticipleform of theverb. • Iftheverbisregular, thisisthesame as thepast simple form (weadd –ed) • Example: play – played • If the verb is irregular, we use the past participle from the 3rd column of the irregular verbs list.

  3. Affirmative (+) • Pronoun + have/has + pastparticiple • Example: I haveplayedfootballtoday. • She has eatenfishtoday. • Negative (-) • Pronoun + have/has + not + pastparticiple • Example: Theyhaven´tworkedhard in classtoday. • Ithasn´trainedthisweek.

  4. Interrogative (?) have/has + pronoun + pastparticiple ? Example: Has iteversnowed in Cádiz? Havetheyfinishedthehomeworkyet?

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