Grammar

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
EPG4/ADOWM2/TN5

By Francisco Nakajima
READ THE SENTENCES:
I went to the movies yesteday.

I have gone to the movies.

What´s the difference between them?
Ask WHEN the actions happened.

NO ANSWER
In SIMPLE PAST TENSE, when we ask when it happened, we have an answer.

In PERFECT PERFECT TENSE, when we ask when it happened, we DON´T have an answer.

BUT:
I went to the movies yesterday.
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I have gone to the movies.
TIME LINE


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SIMPLE PAST TENSE
PRESENT TENSE
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
FORMATION

I HAVE GONE to the movies.
He HAS GONE to the movies.

AUXILIARY HAVE or HAS

PRINCIPAL VERB IN THE PAST PARTICIPLE

SOME VERBS:
Interrogative and Negative

I HAVE GONE to the movies. - aff.
HAVE I GONE to the movies? – Int.


I HAVE NOT GONE to the movies. – Neg.
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I HAVEN´T GONE to the movies. – Neg.
INVERT THE SUBJECT AND AUX.
INSERT THE WORD ‘NOT’
Let´s check it!
Raphael _________ for a test last night. (study)
What _________________? (you; do)
Allan __________________ a lot of proposals. (analyze)
The mailman ________________ a lot of parcels. (deliver)
I still _____________ what I´m looking for. (not; find)
STUDIED
HAVE YOU DONE
HAS ANALYZED
HAS DELIVERED
HAVEN´T FOUND