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Ex : John has played with a dolphin. H ave you ever … ?. What about you?. W e use the PRESENT PERFECT to talk about our EXPERIENCE without saying when. Have you ever played with a dolphin?. Yes, I have . / No, I haven’t.
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Ex: John has played with a dolphin. Have you ever … ? What about you? We use the PRESENT PERFECT to talk about our EXPERIENCE without saying when. Have you ever played with a dolphin? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
If the main verb is a regular verb, the past participle is formed by adding –ed. If the main verb is an irregular verb, you have to learn its past participle!! (3rd column) To form the PRESENT PERFECT use the auxiliary HAVE and the past participle of the main verb. Regular verb (ex: play) I have played You have played He / She has played We haveplayed You haveplayed They haveplayed Irregular verb (ex: see) I haveseen You haveseen He / She hasseen We haveseen You haveseen They haveseen
hold a tarantula in his hand (hold-held-held) Show you have undertsood! Eric has held a tarantula in his hand. Eric ... What about you? Yes, I have held a tarantula in my hand.No, I have not / never held a tarantula in my hand.
sing in public (sing-sang-sung) Sandra has sung in public. Sandra ... What about you? Yes, I have sung in public.No, I have not / never sung in public.
burst into laughter in class (burst-burst-burst) Adam has burst into laughter in class. Adam ... What about you? Yes, I have burst into laughter in class.No, I have not / never burst into laughter in class.
deliver a speech in public Andrew has delivered a speech in public. Andrew ... What about you? Yes, I have delivered a speech in public.No, I have not/ neverdelivereda speech in public.
sleepwalk Ted has sleepwalked. Ted ... What about you? Yes, I have sleepwalked.No, I have not / neversleepwalked.
dye his hair Joe has dyed his hair. Joe ... What about you? Yes, I have dyed my hair.No, I have not / neverdyed my hair.
try skydiving Peter has tried skydiving. What about you? Peter ... Yes, I have tried skydiving.No, I have not / nevertried skydiving.
see the eruption of a volcano (see-saw-seen) Amy has seen the eruption of a volcano. What about you? Amy ... Yes, I have seen the eruption of a volcano.No, I have not / never seen the eruption of a volcano.
act in a film Cindy has acted in a film. What about you? Cindy ... Yes, I have acted in a film.No, I have not / neveracted in a film.
ride a camel (ride-rode-ridden) Mark has ridden a camel. What about you? Marc ... Yes, I have ridden a camel.No, I have not / never ridden a camel.
touch a snake Helen has touched a snake. What about you? Helen ... Yes, I have touched a snake.No, I have not / nevertouched a snake.
go to New York City (go-went-gone) be to New York City (be-was/were-been) BE CAREFUL! Emily has been to New York City. What about you? Emily ... Yes, I have been to New York City.No, I have not / never been to New York City. Emily has been to New York City She is not in N.Y. anymore.Emily has gone to New York City She is still in N.Y.!