HOW TO talk about unfinished actions and experiences
Present perfect simple
Have you already received my invitation?
No, I haven’t got anything in the mail yet.
IN
That’s so weird. I sent it last Monday.
N
1 Present perfect simple
FORM
Positive (+)
Negative (-)
Questions (?)
1st p. sing.
I have worked. I have fallen.
I have not worked. I have not fallen.
Have I worked? Have I fallen?
2nd p. sing.
You have worked. You have fallen.
You have not worked. You have not fallen.
Have you worked? Have you fallen?
3rd p. sing.
He has worked. He has fallen.
He has not worked. He has not fallen.
Has he worked? Has he fallen?
1st p. plur.
We have worked. We have fallen.
We have not worked. We have not fallen.
Have we worked? Have we fallen?
2nd p. plur.
You have worked. You have fallen.
You have not worked. You have not fallen.
Have you worked? Have you fallen?
3rd p. plur.
They have worked. They have fallen.
They have not worked. They have not fallen.
Have they worked? Have they fallen?
Rule:
Subject + have/has + past participle*
Subject + have not / has not + past participle*
Have/has + subject + past participle*?
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Subject
* Irregular verbs have an irregular past participle. e.g. to eat g eaten to go g gone to write g written
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