welcome to English grammar spots this
lesson is about the present perfect in
this lesson I'm going to show you how to
form a Breton perfect and when to use a
present perfect but before we get
started it's good to know how to
conjugate the verb to have for the
singular forms I have you have he has
she has it has and for the plural forms
we have you have they have it's also
good to know that in the English
language there are regular and irregular
verbs and it is advisable that you study
the most commonly used irregular verbs
now let's get started take a look at
these sentences I've painted the door
yellow they've paid for dinner
themselves both these sentences are in
the present perfect tense how to form a
present perfect let's have a look at the
regular verbs for the regular verbs we
use the auxiliary verb to have and the
past participle you can make a past part
support by adding Edie to the infinitive
form of the verb now let's have a look
at these singular forms I have worked
there you have listened carefully he has
cleared the table
she has placed it on the floor it has
snowed for the plural forms we have
walked to school you have watched the
tennis match
they have marked the tests now we need
to pay extra attention to verbs that end
in an e such as leave clothes and wipe
for these verbs we use the auxiliary
verb to have and the past participle but
the past participle is made by simply
adding a D to the verb look at the
examples I've lived here for quite some
time now yes close the window they have
wiped the floor we also need to pay
attention to verbs that end in a Y
especially those preceded by consonants
such as spy and study because we change
the Y into an AI
example here spite on his neighbor's and
we have studied hard now let's have a
look at the irregular verbs for the
irregular verbs we also use the
auxiliary verb to have and the past
participle but for the irregular verbs
the past participle has a unique present
perfect form take a look at the examples
I've built that shed with my own two
hands the infinitive form of the verb is
to build with a D she has bought some
flowers at the market the infinitive
form of the verb is to buy we have run
the marathon the infinitive form of the
verb is to run now let's have a look at
the present perfect in questions first
for irregular verbs again we use the
auxiliary verb to have and the past
participle has she talked to him yet
have you kicked the ball have they ever
worked on a farm for the irregular verbs
we also use the auxiliary verb to have
and the past participle
but now the unique present perfect form
for example has she quit her job yet
have you ever driven a car have they
ever paid for dinner let's have a look
at the present perfect in occasions for
the regular verbs again the auxiliary
verb to have and we add not contracting
it into haven't or hasn't and the past
participle I haven't listened to the
news it hasn't rained since Friday
they haven't closed the window for the
irregular verbs we also use the
auxiliary verb to have and not
contracting it into hevanddan hasn't and
the past participle
for example she hasn't quit her job the
infinitive form of the verb is to quit
you haven't ever driven a car the
infinitive form of the verb is to drive
and they haven't paid for dinner the
infinitive form of the verb is to pay
now let's have a look at the present
perfect in use we use the present
perfect for things that happened in the
past
but it is not important when they
happened I've been to Scotland
it's not important when I've been there
it's important that I've been to
Scotland they've decided to buy a car
it's not imported when they decided it
the decision alone is important we also
use the present perfect for things that
started in the past but that have
continued in the present for example Bob
and Jack have known each other for ages
for example they met in the 1970s and
they are still friends they have lived
there since 2011 so they moved there in
2011 and they've continued to live there
we also use the present perfect when the
following words are in a sentence for
yet never ever just already sins here
are some examples I've lived here for
three years we haven't seen that film
yet have you ever watched a football
game I thank you for your attention for
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