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The Present Perfect Tense
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Have you flown a kite? Yes, I have flown a kite.
Have you flown a kite? No, I haven’t flown a kite.
Have you flown a kite? Yes, I have.
Have you flown a kite? No, I haven’t.
Have you ever flown a kite? Yes, I have flown a kite many times.
Have you ever flown a kite? No, I have never flown a kite.
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The Present Perfect Tense
I have climbed a mountain.
She has played chess.
You have caught a butterfly.
We have been to Africa.
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He has ridden a horse.
They have planted a tree.
The Present Perfect Tense is used to talk about things that did or did not happen at some unspecified time in the past. The exact time is not mentioned. I have climbed a mountain. We haven’t been to Africa. You have never caught a butterfly.
You can use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about things that happened more than once at unspecified times in the past. He has ridden a horse many times. She has played chess several times. They have planted a tree a couple of times.
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Review of the Past Participle The past participle is a verb form used in the present perfect tense. The past participle of regular verbs is the same as the simple past form. Base form climb
Simple Past climbed
Past Participle climbed
Some irregular verbs have a different past participle form. Base Form fly
Simple Form flew
Past Participle flown
Simple Past was/were caught climbed ate fed flew held listened made played planted posted rode slept traveled used won wrecked
Past Participle been caught climbed eaten fed flown held listened made played planted posted ridden slept traveled used won wrecked
A list of verb forms. Base Form be catch climb eat feed fly hold listen make play plant post ride sleep travel use win wreck
Write the past participle form of each verb. be _______
eat _______
fly ______
use _______
win _______
feed _______
hold _______
make _______
play _______
post _____
ride _______
catch _______
climb _______
plant _______
sleep _______
wreck _______
listen _______
travel _______
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Form of the Present Perfect Tense
Subject
have/has
past participle
I
have
climbed
a mountain.
Negative form of the Present Perfect Tense You can use the adverb not to make the sentence negative. Subject
have/has
not
past participle
She
has
not
played
chess.
You can use the adverb never to make the sentence negative. Subject
have/has
never
past participle
She
has
never
played
chess.
You can use a contraction of have/has and not to make the sentence negative. Subject
haven’t/hasn‘t
past participle
She
hasn‘t
played
chess.
Write the answer to these questions as they apply to your own life. Example:
Have you eaten rhubarb?
Yes, I have eaten rhubarb. No, I haven’t eaten rhubarb.
Have you ever fed a lion? ____________________
Have you held a baby? _________________
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Have you listened to classical music?
Have you ever made apple pie?
Have you posted a comment on a blog?
___________________________
_____________________
___________________________
Questions in the Present Perfect Tense
Have/Has
subject
past participle
Have
you
been
to Africa?
You can use the adverb ever to form a question in the present perfect tense. Have/Has
subject
ever
past participle
Have/Has
you
ever
been
to Africa?
Write a question for each of these answers. Example:
Have you slept in a tent? Have you ever slept in a tent? Yes, I have slept in a tent.
_________________________ No, I have not traveled to Borneo.
____________________ Yes, I have used the Internet many times.
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Short Answers in the Present Perfect Tense Have you ever wrecked your car? Yes,
subject
have/has.
Yes,
I
have.
Has he won the lottery? No,
subject
haven‘t/hasn‘t.
No,
he
hasn‘t.
Write a short answer to these questions as they apply to your own life. Example:
Have you flown a kite?
Yes, I have. No, I haven't.
Have you ridden a horse?
__________________
Have you ever wrecked your car? ________________________
Have you held a baby?
Have you slept in a tent?
________________ ________________
Have you ever planted a tree? ______________________
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Board Game Instructions: This game requires a pair of dice. The board is on page 8. Each player receives a counter and places it on one of the starting corners. The counters are on this page under these instructions. Shuffle the cards and place them face down on the board. The cards are on pages 9-11. Players take turns casting the dice and moving the counters in the direction indicated by the arrows. When a player lands on a smiley face, he/she picks a card and asks the question written on the card to any one of the other players. The first player to get his/her counter back to his/her starting corner wins the game.
Counters:
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Board Game Starting
Starting
Corner
Corner
Place Cards Here
Starting
Starting
Corner
Corner
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Board Game Playing Cards
Have you ever flown
Have you ever
a kite?
climbed a mountain?
Have you ever caught a butterfly?
Have you ever ridden a horse?
Have you ever played
Have you ever been
chess?
to Africa?
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Board Game Playing Cards
Have you ever eaten Have you ever
rhubarb?
planted a tree?
Have you ever fed a lion?
Have you ever listened to classical music?
Have you ever held a baby?
Have you ever made apple pie?
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Board Game Playing Cards
Have you ever
Have you ever slept
posted a comment on
in a tent?
a blog?
Have you ever
Have you ever used
traveled to Borneo?
the Internet?
Have you ever wrecked your car?
Have you ever won the lottery?
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