Present Perfect Tense is an important & interesting tense.
Structure of Present Perfect Tense:
If subject is singular, then Has + Past Participle of Verb
If subject is plural, then Have + Past Participle of Verb
It is used:
a) To indicate completed activities in the past ( with adverbials ) -> He has just gone to his office.
b) To talk about an action which began in the past and is continuing till the present moment -> I have known her for a long time.
c) To talk about past actions whose time is not given -> I have read Inferno by Dan Brown.
d) To talk about past experiences -> I have seen this movie before.
Exercise:
- I _____________ there for ten years. (live)
- My grandmother ______________ a fortune during her younger days. (make)
- We _______________ each other for so long. (know)
- I _______ never __________ caviar. (taste)
- It _____ just ________ nine. (strike)
- He ____________ three books about world politics. (write)
- John _____________ on this path before. (walk)
- Mr. Sharma _________ to Korea. (be)
- I _________ his wife. She is a lovely lady. (meet)
- Sneha __________ to Paris for a week. (go)
- We ______ not _______ her for a while. (see)
- Megha ___________ a new business. (start)
- The students ___________ their lesson notes. (read)
- Scientists ______ recently _________ a new metal. (discover)
- Kailash ______ just _______ back from his vacation. (get)
Answers:
- I have lived there for ten years. (live)
- My grandmother has made a fortune during her younger days. (make)
- We have known each other for so long. (know)
- I have never tasted caviar. (taste)
- It has just struck nine. (strike)
- He has written three books about world politics. (write)
- John has walked on this path before. (walk)
- Mr. Sharma has been to Korea. (be)
- I have met his wife. She is a lovely lady. (meet)
- Sneha has gone to Paris for a week. (go)
- We have not seen her for a while. (see)
- Megha has started a new business. (start)
- The students have read their lesson notes. (read)
- Scientists have recently discovered a new metal. (discover)
- Kailash has just got back from his vacation. (get)
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