Have tener I have a computer. Martha has 4 kids.
I / She Don´t /doesn´t + have
HAVE*** haber
Contractions
The contracted form of the perfect tense is quite common:
I’ve eaten snake.
Have Contraction Examples
I have I've I've spent all my money.
You have You've You've worn that dress before. WEAR LLEVAR PUESTO
He has He's He's slept all morning.
He’s slept…
She has She's She's lost her purse.
It has It's It's fallen off the wall. Lose perder lost lost
We have We've We've chosen you for the job.
Fall off desprenderse
You have You've You've begun to annoy me.
They have They've They've drunk too much.
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HAVE NOT/HAS NOT
Negative: Subject + Haven't / Hasn't + Past Participle
The contraction of the perfect tense in negative form is:
Have not = Haven't
Has not = Hasn't
Past
Subject Have Rest of the Sentence
Participle
I haven't studied for the exam.
Since
You haven't bought a new computer. desde
He hasn't eaten my chocolate.
She hasn't written an e-mail.
It hasn't been cold this month. Win
We haven't won the championship. won
You haven't tried to learn a lot.
They haven't forgotten my birthday.
Yet
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Question: Have / Has + Subject + Past Participle
Questions
Past
Have Subject Rest of the Sentence
Participle
Yes, you have./ Sure thing/of
Have I been chosen for the team? course
Have you bought a new car? Yes, I have…yeah man..
Has He/dad eaten my sandwich? Yes, he has
Has She/mother written the letter?
on time a tiempo Not recently
Has it started on time?
Have we won a trophy?
Have you kept my secret?
Have they driven there? Have they ever driven to
Mangua?
Have you ever (alguna vez) seen the rain? Once una vez Ounce Onza
When do we use the Present Perfect Tense?
1. Unspecified point in the past
• I have been to Spain. (de visita) I have been in Spain.
(viviendo)
Compare with the simple past:
2. An action that occurred in the past, but has a result in the
present (now)
• We can't find our luggage. Have you seen it? Luggage equipaje
(The luggage was lost in the past, do you know where it is now?)
3. Talking about general experiences (ever, never)
It usually refers to an event happening at some moment in your life.
• Has she ever tried Chilean wine before? (in her life)
• I've never eaten monkey brains before. (in my life)
4. Events that recently occurred (just)
• Do you want to go to a restaurant with me?
No, thanks. I've just eaten lunch. (I recently ate lunch.)
5. Events that have not occurred up to now (yet)
• Are Margareth and Rodrigo here? No, they haven't arrived yet.
(they're still not here now)
6. Events that occurred before you expected (already)
• I've already graduated from University. (I expected to graduate
at a later date.)
7. Events that began in the past and haven't changed (for, since)
• Teacher Wilman has worked as a teacher for 24 years./since
2001.
• Derian and Carlos have studied English since April last year.
WH- QUESTIONS
We start the question with a question word(what,how,who,etc.) to form
Wh- Questions in the Present Perfect Tense. then we add have/has +
past participle and the rest of the sentence.
• What have you bought from the store? Nothing/A couple of things
un par de cosas
• Who has taken the scissors on my desk?
• Where has he put the bills? Factura/cuentas/billete
• Where have you been? I´ve been in the hospital
• How long have you cooked the meat?
• Why has he left without telling me? Without sin
***Have you ever cooked a snake? Yes, I have No, I haven’t
See/visit Have you ever seen a doctor?
1. Where have you been?
2. What have you done lately?
3. When has he studied?
4. How has she made this cake?
5. Which one of these has she chosen?
6. How many books has she bought?
7. How long have you lived here?
8. How much have you spent in those shoes?
9. When was the last time you've eaten?
10. Who has called her?
11. What have they bought for dinner?
12. Where has John traveled?
13. How long has Max been in the Hospital?
14. Why haven't you come to school?
15. How many times has Harry visited France?
16. Whose book have you borrowed?
17. Why has Rosie left?
18. How long have they been friends?
19. What have you said?
20. Where have you met your friends?
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