The present perfect story

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3JdERwdZ-mlBgA651-f-1wa2D0CBa113I8nkFZ_P-TYL-tXZU3lUEVHxBLMhQXZnlUXywrR-MijMrTtX0QnDtla6VZPANAai2g-u1s-yRJZTm9vjVzmA2dHs3jFnHTqulLgkEn6w81U/s1600/present_perfect_story.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3JdERwdZ-mlBgA651-f-1wa2D0CBa113I8nkFZ_P-TYL-tXZU3lUEVHxBLMhQXZnlUXywrR-MijMrTtX0QnDtla6VZPANAai2g-u1s-yRJZTm9vjVzmA2dHs3jFnHTqulLgkEn6w81U/s1600/present_perfect_story.png" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Hi. My name is Julia. It has snowed a lot in my town.</i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Julia:  Hi Eric. How are you? Hawe you played in the snow before?</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Eric: Yes, I have played in the snow many times.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Eric is my friend. He has got a dog.  His name is Sparky.</i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Julia: Has Sparky seen the snow before?</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Eric: Yes, he has. Where is Tommy?</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Tommy is my dog. He hasn't seen the snow before. He hasn't felt the cold yet.</i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Julia: He is at home. I have owned him for two months. And he hasn't seen the snow yet.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Eric: Really? Where has he been before?</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Julia: My father has brought him from Egypt. </div> </div>

The present perfect story

Hi. My name is Julia. It has snowed a lot in my town. Julia:  Hi Eric. How are you? Hawe you played in the snow before? Eric...

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The present perfect tense

<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XYg66VuN_LFo6hClk8pEDYI3zqR3Ivai3qa6fucgi4EOQGxe63GuMDvgQ9WBvItiN_iWau0CgE0LU2iHfyUk4hlHNpwgVVpgHrKf2hdtMBmPitvTacE2LedAKS505wi-WZvnY6XAMtQ/s1600/the+present+perfect.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XYg66VuN_LFo6hClk8pEDYI3zqR3Ivai3qa6fucgi4EOQGxe63GuMDvgQ9WBvItiN_iWau0CgE0LU2iHfyUk4hlHNpwgVVpgHrKf2hdtMBmPitvTacE2LedAKS505wi-WZvnY6XAMtQ/s1600/the+present+perfect.png" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: orange;">STRUCTURE:</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> We form the Present Perfect Simple with have/has and the past participle of the verb.<br /> <div> Affirmative: (pro)noun + have, has + past participle</div> <div> <i>I have finished my work.</i></div> <div> <i><br /></i></div> <div> Negative: (pro)noun + have, has + not + past participle</div> <div> <i>I haven't finished my work.</i></div> <div> <i><br /></i></div> Interrogative: Have, has + (pro)noun + past participle<br /> <i>Have you finished your work?</i><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: orange;">USE</span><br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> 1. We use present perfect tense for actions which started in the past and still continue in the present: <br /> <i>He has worked as a doctor since 1990.</i><br /> <br /> 2. Actions which have recently finished and their results are still visible: <br /> <i>I have broken my arm. </i><br /> <br /> 3. Experiences:<br /> <i>He has tried rock climbing.</i><br /> <div> <div> <div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> <span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 0; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt;"></span></div> </div> </div> </div>

The present perfect tense

STRUCTURE: We form the Present Perfect Simple with have/has and the past participle of the verb. Affirmative: (pro)noun + have...

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