SENTENCE FORMATION MASTERY

HAVE - I, YOU, WE, THEY, PLURAL NOUN

HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE
HAS - HE, SHE, IT, SINGULAR NOUN

FORMULA

I have broken my arm.

Recent Past events when time is not mentioned. i.e. we

1 EXAMPLE I have passed the exam.
don’t say when these events happened.

She has found a job.

Tony has just called.

We often use the present perfect with just, already and
2 yet. We can use JUST after the verb have to emphasise
that these events are very recent.
I have already finished my homework.

They have recently bought a new car.

We often use the present perfect with RECENTLY to talk
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about past recent actions.
They have recently won the tournament.

BE (BASE FORM)
I have seen John today. (=Today has not finished.)

today, this week, this month, this year - We can use the IS - S FORM
4 present perfect with time expressions when the time we Has she called you this week?
mention has not finished.

I have studied maths this month.

BE WAS/WERE(PAST FORM)

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

I have never read this book.
We often use the words never, ever, or before to talk BEEN - PAST PARTICIPLE
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about experiences.
I have not experienced anything like this before.

BEING - CONTINUOUS
I have watched this film three times.

to say how many times something has happened until

6 We have been to Paris twice.
USES now.

I have eaten Octopus twice.

HAVE - BASE FORM

We have been married for 25 years.

use the present perfect with for, since and how long to
7 ask or talk about situations that started in the past and I have had this watch since I was a kid. HAS - S FORM
have not finished.

How long have you been friends?

HAVE HAD - PAST FORM

I have been here for 2 hours.

We use for + period of time (2 hours, 3 days, 20 years,

HAD - PAST PARTICIPLE
8 etc.) and we use since + the moment in the past when She has been my teacher for three years.
something started.

I have lived in this town since I was born. HAVING - CONTINUOUS

We can also use the present perfect with lately or with She has been with me all day.
all + period of time (all day, all morning, all my life,
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etc.) to talk about actions that started in the past and
continue in the present. I have been very busy lately.

I have had my watch for 2 years. FOR DURATION - 1HOUR

Don’t use ago - We can’t use ago with the present
10 FOR VS SINCE
perfect.
I have had my watch since 2 years ago
SINCE STARTING POINT - SINCE 6P.M

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