Present perfect tense is the kind of tense that expresses the completed actions, experienced actions, and the continuing situations.
Examples:
- Ally has lived in London (Experience)
- I have never eaten pizza (Experience)
- I have bought a car (Change)
- John has broken his arm (Change)
- She has grown up (Change)
- I have worked here since 2014 (Continuing action/situation)
- He has been ill for three days (Continuing situation)
(This tense is use with ‘Since’ & ‘For’)
A. Positive sentences
Structural pattern: Subject + has/have + past participle:*
Examples:
- I have washed my clothes.
- She has cooked ugali.
- They have played football.
B. Negative Sentences
Structural pattern: Subject + has/have + past participle:
Examples:
- I have not washed my clothes.
- She has not cooked ugali.
- They have not played football.
Negative Sentence Contracted forms:
1: Contracting subject + auxiliaries 'has/have':
Examples:
- *I've* not washed my clothes.
- *She's* not cooked ugali.
- *They've* not played football.
Negative Sentence Contracted forms:
2: Contracting auxiliaries 'has/have' + not:
Examples:
- I *haven't* washed my clothes.
- She *hasn't* cooked ugali.
- They *haven't* played football.
C. Interrogative Sentences
Structural pattern: Auxiliaries 'has/have' + subject + past participle:
(a) Positive Interrogative Sentences
Structural pattern: Auxiliaries 'has/have' + subject + past participle:
Examples:
- Have I washed my clothes?
- Has she cooked ugali?
- Have they played football?
(b) Negative Interrogative Sentences
Structural pattern: Negative Auxiliaries 'hasn't/haven't' + subject + past participle:
Examples:
- Haven't I washed my clothes?
- Hasn't she cooked ugali?
- Haven't they played football?
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