Chpt 12 Verb Tenses
He has lived in Modesto for two years.
(He began living in Modesto two years ago and he still lives there
The Present Perfect
The present perfect is also used to talk about an event
that was completed in the past, but the specific time of
the event is not important.
Formed by adding
has/have before the verb
and ed to the reugalr
verb
I have seen that movie before.
He has already visited Vietnam.
(Specific dates and times are not mentioned.)
On your handout, write one sentence that reflects
PRESENT PERFECT tense.
Perfect tenses (pg 216)
Have or Has + the present participle of
the word
Simple Past or Present Perfect?
actice, pg 217
1. I __________ to Mexico in 2002. (go)
went
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