Present Perfect - Special verbs
- Present Perfect
- Summary
- Use
- Signal words
- Form of affirmative, negative sentences and questions
- Spelling
- Special verbs
- Diagram
- Long forms and short forms
- Present Perfect - Complex Test 1
- Exercises - Present Perfect
Special verbs in the Present Perfect
| 1) have as a full verb |
| affirmative sentence |
negative sentence |
question |
| I, we, you, they: |
| I have had a book. |
I have not had a book. |
Have I had a book? |
| he, she, it: |
| He has had a book. |
He has not had a book. |
Has he had a book? |
| 2) be as a full verb |
| affirmative sentence |
negative sentence |
question |
| I, we, you, they: |
| I have been to Britain. |
I have not been to Britain. |
Have I been to Britain? |
| he, she, it: |
| He has been to Britain. |
He has not been to Britain. |
Has he been to Britain? |
| 3) do as a full verb |
| affirmative sentence |
negative sentence |
question |
| I, we, you, they: |
| I have done an exercise. |
I have not done an exercise. |
Have I done an exercise? |
| he, she, it: |
| He has done an exercise. |
He has not done an exercise. |
Has he done an exercise? |
NOTE:
We sometimes use short forms for
have (has) with affirmative or negative sentences.