The present perfect simple indicates that a completed action still has an influence on the present.
Harish loves cricket and plays very well. He has bought new trainers and now he plays even better than before. Sanjay is the team captain because he has never lost a match.
It looks like his team will win this match as well. Harish has just scored a century and the last over has not not been bowled yet. The other team has scored good runs.
An action that has just been completed.
Completed action with influence on the present.
Action that has happened never, once, or several times up to the time of speaking
Example:
He has never lost a match.
The last over has not not been bowled yet.
The other team has scored good runs.
We need the auxiliary verb have and the past participle.
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negative |
question |
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I/you/we/they |
I have sung/eaten |
I have not sung/eaten |
Have I Sung/eaten? |
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he/she/it |
he has sung/eaten |
he has not sung/eaten |
Has he sung/eaten? |
The present perfect simple indicates that a completed action still has an influence on the present.
Harish loves cricket and plays very well. He has bought new trainers and now he plays even better than before. Sanjay is the team captain because he has never lost a match.
It looks like his team will win this match as well. Harish has just scored a century and the last over has not not been bowled yet. The other team has scored good runs.
An action that has just been completed.
Completed action with influence on the present.
Action that has happened never, once, or several times up to the time of speaking
Example:
He has never lost a match.
The last over has not not been bowled yet.
The other team has scored good runs.
We need the auxiliary verb have and the past participle.
|
positive |
negative |
question |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
I/you/we/they |
I have sung/eaten |
I have not sung/eaten |
Have I Sung/eaten? |
|
he/she/it |
he has sung/eaten |
he has not sung/eaten |
Has he sung/eaten? |