For irregular verbs, see the Table of irregular verbs in the section called 'Verbs'. The past participle of a regular verb is base+ed, e.g. The present perfect of any verb is composed of two elements : the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to have (present tense), plus the past participle of the main verb. Read more about using the present perfect with the words 'ever', 'never', 'already', and 'yet', and about using the present perfect with the words 'for' and 'since'. She's studiedJapanese, Russian, and English.When the precise time of the action is not important or not known
We have eaten at that restaurant many times.Īctions completed in the very recent past (+just).When the time period referred to has not finishedĪctions repeated in an unspecified period between the past and now. 1) Present simple 2) Present continuous 3) Past simple 4) Past continuous 5) Present perfect simple 6) Present perfect continuous 7) Past perfect simple 8) Past perfect continuous 9) Future simple 10) Be going. Have you played the piano since you were a child? Chart containing English verb tenses, with their corresponding affirmative,negative and interrogative forms, examples, as well as an explanation of their main uses and time expressions.We have had the same car for ten years.She has worked in the bank for five years. Grammar worksheets - handouts Handout: Past - phonetic Funny English - irregular verbs doc.Actions started in the past and continuing in the present