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PRESENT PERFECT

PASSIVE
Past Simple Present Perfect
* Stated / Def inite time * Unstated / Indef inite time
Ex. : Ex. :
Teddy bought a new bike on Saturday Teddy has bought a new bike.
(we know when) (we don’t know when)
* Finished action * Unf inished action
Ex. : Teddy went shopping. Ex. : Teddy has gone shopping.
(He has already f inished shopping) (He hasn’t f inished shopping yet)
* Past action with no connection * Past action connected to the
to the present. present and still true today.
Ex. : Teddy lost his key. Ex. : Teddy has lost his key.
(He has already found it) (He hasn’t found it yet)
Past Simple Present Perfect
With the following adverbs : With the following adverbs :
yesterday Ever / never / before / for / since /
last Saturday, week, last
How long / recently / lately / many
month, year, etc. times / several times / a couple of
three years ago times / once / twice/ (no mention of
when I was…………… time) /so far/ today / this week,
in 1990 / in 2008 and 2010 month, year, morning etc.
(past date)
a specif ic time in the past an unspecif ic time in the past
Present Perfect Active Present Perfect Passive
I I
You You
We We
They have They have
A&B A&B been
Plural worked Plural arrested +/ -
gone slapped by agent
Ani Ani
He Contracted form : He Contracted form :
She I’ve, You’ve, She I’ve, You’ve,
has has
It We’ve, They’ve, It We’ve, They’ve,
He’s, She’s, It’s been
Sing. S Sing. S He’s, She’s, It’s

Subject + have +
Past Past
Participle (verb 3) Subject + have been + Participle (verb 3)
has has
Present Perfect Passive

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + have/has + past participle (V3) S (direct object) + have/has + been +


+ direct object past participle (V3) +/- by … (agent)

(+) He has prepared great slides for the (+) Great slides have been prepared for the
presentation. presentation.

(-) He hasn’t prepared great slides for the (-) Great slides haven’t been prepared for the
presentation. presentation.

(?) Has he prepared great slides for the (?) Have great slides been prepared for the
presentation? Presentation?

(?) What has he prepared great slides for (?) Whose great slides have been prepared for
the presentation? the presentation?
Present Perfect Passive

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + have/has + past participle (V3) S (direct object) + have/has + been +


+ direct object past participle (V3) +/- by … (agent)

(+) Someone has used my credit card to (+) My credit card has been used to buy airline
buy airline tickets. tickets.

(-) Someone hasn’t used my credit card to (-) My credit card hasn’t been used to buy
buy airline tickets. airline tickets.

(?) Has someone used my credit card to (?) Has my credit card been used to buy airline
buy airline tickets? tickets?
(?) How many times has someone used (?) How long has my credit card been used to
my credit card to buy airline tickets? buy airline tickets?
Present Perfect Passive

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + have/has + past participle (V3) S (direct object) + have/has + been +


+ direct object past participle (V3) +/- by (agent)

(+) They have frozen the bank accounts. (+) The bank accounts have been frozen by
them.
(-) They haven’t frozen the bank accounts.
(-) The bank accounts haven’t been frozen by
(?) Have they frozen the bank accounts? them.

(?) Who has frozen the bank accounts? (?) Have the bank accounts been frozen by
them ?
(?) Since when have the bank accounts been
frozen by them?
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