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Have / has + past participle, for experiences and for the past that still matters now.
| I / you / we / they | he / she / it | |
|---|---|---|
| + | I have worked | She has worked |
| − | I haven't worked | She hasn't worked |
| ? | Have you worked? | Has she worked? |
Participle: regular verbs add -ed (worked) · Irregular: be → been · go → gone · see → seen · do → done · write → written
Use have with I / you / we / they and has with he / she / it, then the past participle (worked, been, seen).
subject+ have / has+ past participle
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He has his keys.
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We have to Paris.
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They have a new car.
bought The participle of buy is bought.
Use the present perfect for experiences up to now, when the exact time is not important. Ask with ever and answer with never.
subject+ have / has+ ever / never+ past participle
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Has he ever a horse?
ridden The participle of ride is ridden.
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you ever tried Thai food?
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She has to London twice.
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I have never ate octopus.
Use for with a period of time and since with the starting point. The present perfect shows that the situation continues now.
subject+ have / has + participle+ for / since+ time
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We have known each other a long time.
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They married for ten years.
have been A situation that continues now: have been.
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He has been ill Monday.
Use just for something that happened a moment ago and already for something done earlier than expected. Use yet in questions and negatives, at the end.
subject+ have / has+ just / already+ past participle+ yet
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She called me yet.
hasn't With she use hasn't.
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I've eaten, thanks.
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I haven't done my homework already.
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Have you finished ?
Use the past simple with a finished time (yesterday, in 2019, last week). Use the present perfect when the time is not given or the result matters now.
subject+ have / has + participle+ no finished time
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I my keys yesterday.
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I him since Monday.
haven't seen Since + a period up to now: present perfect.
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He in London in 2019.
lived In 2019 is a finished time: past simple.
Use a superlative with the present perfect and ever for something unique in your experience.
it / this+ is the + superlative + noun+ I have ever+ past participle
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She is the nicest person I have ever .
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It's the best film I have seen.
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It's the funniest show I ever watched.
have With I use have.