present perfect

PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT

►AffirmativeAffirmative► Interrogative and Short answersInterrogative and Short answers►NegativeNegative►UsesUses►Time expressions and adverbsTime expressions and adverbs

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AFFIRMATIVEAFFIRMATIVE►Subject+ + Past Participle+ (C)Subject+ + Past Participle+ (C)

Regular Verb: Infinitive + “-ed”

Irregular: 3rd columnHe/she/it

INTERROGATIVE and SHORT INTERROGATIVE and SHORT ANSWERSANSWERS

► +Subject+ P.Participle?+Subject+ P.Participle?► Yes, I/you/we/they Yes, I/you/we/they

► Yes, he/she/itYes, he/she/it

► No, I/you/we/theyNo, I/you/we/they

► No, he/she/it No, he/she/it

NEGATIVENEGATIVE

►Subject+ HAVE +NOT+ Past Participle+(C)Subject+ HAVE +NOT+ Past Participle+(C) HASHAS

Haven’t

Hasn’t

USESUSES

►Past, finished actions in a period of time that Past, finished actions in a period of time that is not finished yet. That is, this period of is not finished yet. That is, this period of time still includes the present.time still includes the present.

TIME EXPRESSIONSTIME EXPRESSIONS How long …? How long …?

ever (interrogative/affirmative)ever (interrogative/affirmative)

already (affirmative)already (affirmative)

yet yet

just “acabar de hacer algo”just “acabar de hacer algo”

TIME EXPRESSIONSTIME EXPRESSIONS How long …? How long …?

ever (interrogative/affirmative)ever (interrogative/affirmative)

already (affirmative)already (affirmative)

yet yet

just “acabar de hacer algo”just “acabar de hacer algo”