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Describing experiences
The present perfect is used to express a past event that has present consequences:
I have been married for 10 years.
I have been studying English for 2 years.
In both sentences the action started in the past and continues in the present.
Subject
He
Auxiliary verb
has
Past participle
gone
I
She
We
have
has
have
traveled
been
called
You
It
They
have
has
have
learned
arrived
climbed
Learning activity 2.1
Work in groups of 5 members. Look up 50 common regular and irregular verbs. Make a
list and write them in your notebook in present simple tense, simple past tense and past
participle.
Use this checklist to guide your activity.
Make a list
Use information sources such as English Grammar Dictionaries.
Ask each member of the group to look for 10 common verbs.
Identify the present tense, simple past tense and past participle for each verb you
have found.
Make one list for your group.
Share and compare your verbs with the other members of your group.