The Present Perfect in English
1. Conjugation of the present perfect.
2. Construction of the participle.
2.1 Irregular verbs
2.2 Participle in verbs ending in "-e"
1. Conjugation
The present perfect structure in English is:
[SUBJECT] + have/has + PARTICIPLE OF THE VERB
Example:
I have played
you have played
he has played
we have played
you have played
they have played
As you can see, the auxiliary "has" is used in the third person of the singular and the auxiliary "has" in the other cases.
2. Participle
Regular verbs form the participle by adding "-ed".
Play = Played.
2.1 Irregular Verbs
For irregular verbs you have to memorize their past and participle form.
Example:
To go Gone
To make Made
2.2 Verbs ending in -e
Regular verbs ending in "-e" form their participle by simply adding a "-d".
Example:
To use Used
To excuse Excused
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