** If the past action has consequences on the present. ** When the action was performed during a period that hasn't finished yet. Yes! I have seen him but he hasn't seen me ! Have you seen him too?ī) When to use it? : ** To express an action happening in an unspecified period between the past and the present., or if the time when the action was done is not important. The negative form is made by the addition of not between the auxiliary and the verb. or the 3rd column in the list of irregular verbs (see above ! )įor the interrogative form of the present perfect, you simply have to invert the normal word order => simple inversion= has/have auxiliary + subject.?
: The past participle is - either the base verb + ed for regular verbs.
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(In this lesson, the expression of duration, or of the starting point of an action won't be studied.)Ī) How to build the present perfect? : it's always built with the auxiliary HAVE : HAVE (HAS in the 3rd pers. He came in and said "Hello" to the whole family. The moment of the action is what matters (even if not given explicitly.)ĭ) The simple past is the tense of narration, Stories are told in the simple past. when I was young - then - last week - last month - last year - yesterday - ago . The time of the action may be in the distant or the recent past (it is associated with a date or some time expressions) : At the last general meeting, I didn't see her, but she saw me ! Did you see her ?Ĭ) The simple past is mainly used to express a completed action. ī) Ne gative and interrogative forms of the simple past : use the auxiliary: Did/Didn't (did not) : irregular verbs: there are no rules : THEY MUST BE LEARNT by heart!. ( The - ed finals are pronounced:, , or please, learn the pronunciation together with the verb. > Double-click on words you don't understandĪ) How to build it? - regular verbs : verb base (infinitive without 'to') + ed. > Similar tests: - Present perfect simple - Past simple or present perfect - Present perfect simple - Past tenses - Past simple (video) - Modal : may/might - Past simple or continuous - Placement test 1 > Other English exercises on the same topics: | Past | Present perfect | Find the correct tense
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