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present perfect

'present perfect'
in the affirmative
example
The structure of the 'present perfect'
in the affirmative form is: Subject + We have been here before
have/has + past participle of the They have already eaten dinner
verb + ... The past participle of She has already finished her
regular verbs has the following homework
structure: Infinitive without "to" +
ending -ed.

present perfect
negative
example

In negation, we simply negate the We have not had breakfast.


auxiliary with “not” or make one of They have not done the laundry.
the short forms “hasn't” or You have not done the homework
“haven't.” To ask the question, the
auxiliary is put in first position,
followed by the subject, and then
the past participle

present perfect
interrogative
When asking questions, as in the negative form, we use the
auxiliary has/have + subject + main verb + complement
Example:
Have I cooked? Have we cooked? Have you cooked?

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