Present Perfect Tense Chart
What is the structure of the Preent Perfect Tense?
Subject |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Main Verb |
- |
|
- |
have |
Verb + --ed/V3-past participle |
- |
||
Grammar rules for the present perfect tense:
The auxiliary verb "have" changes according to the sentences subject.
The main verb uses the verb form past participle/V3.
- Regular verbs add -ed to the verbs base form.
- Irregular verbs see verb chart past participle/V3.
Negative sentences - "not" is added between the Auxiliary Verb and the main verb
Questions - the auxiliary verb comes before the subject
| - | Subject |
- |
- |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | I |
have |
- |
lived |
in that house for 2 years. |
We |
have |
- |
played |
football for 2 years. |
|
She |
has |
- |
played |
outside for an hour. |
|
| - | I |
have |
not |
lived |
here for a long time. |
You |
have |
not |
lived |
with my parents for over 10 years. |
|
He |
has |
not |
lived |
here for many years. |
|
| ? | Have |
I |
- |
gotten |
any mail today? |
Have |
you |
- |
learned |
English for a long time? |
|
Has |
she |
- |
cleaned |
the house for a long time? |
- Present Simple Tense
- Present Simple Tense Chart
- Present Simple "to be" Tense Chart
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- Present Continuous Tense
- Present Continuous Tense Chart
- Present Perfect Tense
- Present Perfect Tense Chart
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense Chart
- Present Perfect vs. the Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Usage of the verb "Have" and Chart
