The Present Perfect Tense

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The Present Perfect Tense by Mind Map: The Present Perfect Tense

1. Form interrogative

1.1. Structure:

1.1.1. Have + Subject + Past participle + Object

1.1.1.1. Example:

1.1.1.1.1. Have you visited new york?

1.2. Conjugating

1.2.1. The have / Has is put at the beginning when a question is asked.

1.2.1.1. Have you

1.2.1.2. Have I

1.2.1.3. Has he/she

1.2.1.4. Have we

1.2.1.5. Have they

2. When we use it?

2.1. 1.-To describe an experience.

2.1.1. Example:

2.1.1.1. I have travelled whe world.

2.2. 2.-To describe a change over a period of time.

2.2.1. Example:

2.2.1.1. Andrew has grown since the last time I saw him.

2.3. 3.-To describe accomplishments.

2.3.1. Example:

2.3.1.1. Man has been to the moon.

2.4. 4.-A continuing action that started in the past.

2.4.1. Example:

2.4.1.1. We have been in a relationship for 3 months.

3. Form Affirmative

3.1. Structure:

3.1.1. Subject + Have + Past participle + Object

3.1.1.1. Example:

3.1.1.1.1. I have cooked dinner.

3.2. Conjugating

3.2.1. I have

3.2.2. You have

3.2.3. He/She has

3.2.4. We have

3.2.5. They have

4. Form Negative

4.1. Structure:

4.1.1. Subject + Have + Not + Past participle + Object

4.1.1.1. Example:

4.1.1.1.1. John has not fixed the sink.

4.2. Conjugating

4.2.1. I have not

4.2.2. You have not

4.2.3. He/She has not

4.2.4. We have not

4.2.5. They have not

4.2.6. We can contract the negative form of the auxiliary verb have.

4.2.6.1. Example:

4.2.6.1.1. Haven`t , Hasn`t