Classwork

A. Comment on the ​meaning of the Present Perfect Tense​ in the

following quotations.

1. It is too late to lock the stable after the horse ​has bolted​.
2. Who ​has​ never ​tasted​ bitter, knows not what is sweet.
3. The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she ​has lost​ it.
4. We know not what is good until we ​have lost​ it.
5. When children stand quiet they ​have done​ something ill.
6. Don’t sell the bear’s skin before you ​have caught​ the bear.
7. Every oak ​has been​ an acorn.
8. Drink as you ​have brewed​.
9. Wine ​has drowned​ more men than the sea. (Bacchus ​has
drowned​ more men than Neptune.)
10. A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing ​has made​ him
rich.
11. A lot of water ​has run​ under the bridge.
12. Life is what you make of it. Always ​has been​, always will be.
13. Success ​has brought​ many to destruction.