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Grammar

Units 15 & 16
By Dr Eeman Alghamdi
Present Perfect
S + have/has + V (past participle)

Regular verb  I have asked my friend.


Irregular verb  I have chosen the book.
She has gone home.
USES OF Present Perfect
1. A finished past action, but doesn’t show
when it was finished.
I’ve been to Bahrain.

2. A an action that started in the past and


continues in the present.
I’ve lived in Riyadh for many years.
Just / Yet / Already
in Present Perfect

Just : S + Have/Has + Just + V (past participial)


She has just walked in.
I have just eaten.
It has just rained.
Already : S + Have/Has + already + V (Past Participle)

She has already walked in.


I have already eaten.
It has already rained.
Yet: S + Have/Has + not + V (past participle)

She has not walked in yet.


I haven’t eaten yet.
It hasn’t rained yet.
Yes/No Questions
Have/Has + S + just + V (past participle)
Has she just arrived?

Have/Has + S + already + V (past participle)


Have you already eaten?

Have/Has + S + V (past participle) + yet


Has it rained yet?

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