We only use the present simple tense to talk about results or achievements in the present. True or false?
False. We can also use it to actions completed at an unspecified time, recent actions with relevance to the present, and for actions continuing from the past.
She ___ to swim on holiday in 1995.
has learned. Is an action that continues from the past, so we use present perfect to express this.
We only use present perfect for actions that are still connected to the future. True or false?
False. Is used to connect the past with the PRESENT, not the future.
They ___ the documents I sent them! Now I have to send them all again!
have lost. The sentence implicates to send again something, so, the person may have lost the documents.
Subject+_________+verb in past p. What is missing in this structure?
auxiliar verb have/has. This auxiliar is really important in this tense because is what completes the sense of the sentence.
In which tense do we conjugate the verbs for the present perfect?
past participle, because is a way to express that the action is completed.
I ___ a chance to call him back yet.
haven't had. Is a recent action with relevance to the present.
To create questions in present perfect we start with....
The auxiliar verb have/has. This is because most questions in any tense start with the auxiliar of the tense to give sense to the sentence.
We only use regular verbs in present perfect tense. True or false?
False. We can use irregular and regular verbs in any tense.
How do you conjugate regular verbs in past participle?
adding -ed. With some exceptions in the ending on the verb, but the most common in regular verbs is just adding -ed.
Correct the sentence. "We has lived here since five years."
We have lived here for five years. For WE, we use the auxiliar have, and to
That's the worst film I ___ in my life!
have seen. The verb see is irregular. So it doesn't end with -ed
We use the present perfect to connect the past with the present. True or false?
True. This tense is used to talk about things that happened in the past and have impact in the present.
Correct the sentence "I has never eat sushi before."
I have never eaten sushi before. The verb is not conjugated and for I we use the auxiliar HAVE.
Correct the sentence. "She have gone to the store."
She has gone to the store. With he, she and it we use the auxiliar HAS.