Present perfect tense
In SIMPLE PAST TENSE, when we ask when it happened, we have an answer.
In PERFECT PERFECT TENSE, when we ask when it happened, we DON´T have an answer.
BUT:
I went to the movies yesterday.
=
I have gone to the movies.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSEEPG4/ADOWM2/TN5By Francisco NakajimaREAD THE SENTENCES:I went to the movies yesteday.I have gone to the movies.What´s the difference between them?Ask WHEN the actions happened.NO ANSWERIn SIMPLE PAST TENSE, when we ask when it happened, we have an answer.In PERFECT PERFECT TENSE, when we ask when it happened, we DON´T have an answer.BUT: I went to the movies yesterday. = I have gone to the movies.TIME LINE__________________________________SIMPLE PAST TENSEPRESENT TENSEPRESENT PERFECT TENSEFORMATIONI HAVE GONE to the movies.He HAS GONE to the movies. AUXILIARY HAVE or HAS PRINCIPAL VERB IN THE PAST PARTICIPLE SOME VERBS:INFINITIVEPASTPAST PARTICIPLECUTCUTCUTSPEAKSPOKESPOKENDODIDDONEInterrogative and NegativeI HAVE GONE to the movies. - aff.HAVE I GONE to the movies? – Int.I HAVE NOT GONE to the movies. – Neg. =I HAVEN´T GONE to the movies. – Neg.INVERT THE SUBJECT AND AUX.INSERT THE WORD ‘NOT’Let´s check it!Raphael _________ for a test last night. (study)What _________________? (you; do)Allan __________________ a lot of proposals. (analyze)The mailman ________________ a lot of parcels. (deliver)I still _____________ what I´m looking for. (not; find)STUDIEDHAVE YOU DONEHAS ANALYZEDHAS DELIVEREDHAVEN´T FOUND
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