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Present Perfect Tense Chart

Positive Sentences

Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb + _________.

Grammar Rules:

Auxiliary Verb - the present tense of the verb "have" (have/has) is used.
Main Verb -
- Regular verbs - add -ed to the verbs base form.
- Irregular Verbs - see verb chart past participle/V3.

	Subject	Auxiliary Verb	Main Verb
1st Person	I	had	worked	late last night, so I am very tired now.
2st Person	We	have	lived	in New York, before we moved to Los Angeles.
3st Person Singular	Ken	has	worked	in the office, before I started to work here.
3st Person Plural	My friends	have	been	hiking all day, They are so tired.

Negative Sentences

Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Not + Main Verb + _________.

Grammar Rules:

Auxiliary Verb - the present tense of the verb "have" (have/has) is used.
"Not" - is added after the auxiliary verb "have".
Main Verb -
- Regular verbs - add -ed to the verbs base form.
- Irregular Verbs - see verb chart past participle/V3.

	Subject	Auxiliary Verb	Not	Main Verb
1st Person	I	have	not	slept	well last night. I am very tired.
2st Person	We	have	not	bought	a new car. We are still using the old car.
3st Person Singular	My grandmother	has	not	been	well. She fell and broke her hip.
3st Person Plural	My bosses	have	not	traveled	to London. This is going to be their first trip to London.

Questions

Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb + _________.

Grammar Rules:

Auxiliary Verb - the present tense of the verb "have" (have/has) is used.
Main Verb -
- Regular verbs - add -ed to the verbs base form.
- Irregular Verbs - see verb chart past participle/V3.

	Auxiliary Verb	Subject	Main Verb
1st person	Have	I	paid	all the bills?
2nd person	Have	we	finished	all the work, or do we still have some more work?
3rd person singular	Has	doctor	come	to check on you yet?
3rd person plural	Have	they	called	from the electric company yet?

Basic Grammar

The Verb "To Be" - Positive Sentences

The Verb "To Be" Quiz - Positive Sentences

The Verb "To Be" - Negative Sentences

The Verb "To Be" Quiz - Negative Sentences

The Verb "To Be" - Questions

The Verb "To Be" Quiz - Questions

Present Simple Verb Tense - Positive Sentences

Present Simple Verb Tense Positive Sentences Quiz

Present Simple Verb Tense - Negative Sentences

Present Simple Verb Tense Negative Sentences Quiz

Present Simple Verb Tense Questions

Present Simple Verb Tense Questions Quiz

Present Simple Tense

Present Simple Tense

Present Simple Tense Chart

Present Simple Tense Quiz

The Verb "To Be"

Present Simple Tense "to be" Chart

Present Simple Verb To Be Quiz #1

Present Simple Verb To Be Quiz #2

There is & There are

There Is & There Are Quiz

The Verb "Have"

The verb "Have" and Chart

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense Chart

Present Continuous Tense Quiz

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense Chart

Present Perfect Tense Quiz

Past Simple Tense vs Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous Verb Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense Chart

Present Perfect Tense vs. Present Perfect Continuous Verb Tense