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Unit 11 · Section 6

⏱️ Present Perfect

📘 Present Perfect: "to be"

PronounAffirmativeNegativeQuestion
Ihave (I've) been to Romehaven't been to ParisHave I been to London ?
Youhave (you've) been to Romehaven't been to ParisHave you been to London ?
He / She / Ithas (he's) been to Romehasn't been to ParisHas he been to London ?
Wehave (we've) been to Romehaven't been to ParisHave we been to London ?
Youhave (you've) been to Romehaven't been to ParisHave you been to London ?
Theyhave (they've) been to Romehaven't been to ParisHave they been to London ?
Short answers: Yes, I/you/we/they have. · Yes, he/she/it has. — No, I/you/we/they haven't. · No, he/she/it hasn't.

On utilise le present perfect pour parler d'expériences passées générales.
Pour former le present perfect, on utilise "have/has + participe passé".

📘 Present Perfect

InfinitivePresent perfect
Regular verbscry, kiss, queuehave cried, have kissed, have queued
Irregular verbsbuy, leave, seehave bought, have left, have seen
Pour les regular verbs: le participe passé est le même que le passé simple.
Pour les irregular verbs: le participe passé est dans la tableau des temps primitifs.

✏️ Put the following verbs in the present perfect tense

1. I like. I

2. You walk. You

3. He plays. He

4. She cooks. She

5. We live. We

6. They work. They

7. Harry Potter studies. He

8. The wind comes from the West. It

9. The dog barks. It

10. The teacher smiles. He

11. It rains. It

12. The baby cries. It

13. My mother laughs. She

14. Flowers smell. They

15. The player scores. He

16. The schoolchildren learn. They

17. She cleans. She

18. I listen. I

19. You talk. You

20. The phone is installed. It