16 Questions
The present perfect tense is used to show a future action.
False
The auxiliary verb 'have' remains the same form regardless of the subject.
False
All verbs form their past participle by adding '-ed' to the verb.
False
The verb 'be' is a regular verb.
False
The present perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb 'will' and the past participle form of the main verb.
False
The sentence 'I have lived in Australia all my life' is an example of a present perfect sentence.
True
The verb 'write' is an irregular verb.
True
The present perfect tense is used to show a past action that started and finished in the past.
False
The verb 'sleep' is an irregular verb.
True
The present perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb 'be' and the past participle form of the main verb.
False
A present perfect sentence can show an action that started in the past and will continue into the future.
True
Regular verbs form their past participle by changing into a different form.
False
The sentence 'We have had a dog for eight years' is an example of a present perfect sentence.
True
The present perfect tense is used to show a past action that is completed at the time of speaking.
True
The verb 'go' is a regular verb.
False
The auxiliary verb 'have' remains the same form regardless of the subject in the present perfect tense.
False
Study Notes
- Verb tenses indicate when an action takes place, whether in the past, present, or future.
- The present perfect tense is used for two reasons: to show a finished past action, and to show a continuing action that started in the past and may continue into the future.
- The present perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb "have" and the past participle form of the main verb.
- The auxiliary verb "have" changes form depending on the subject, such as "I have", "she has", "my friends have".
- With regular verbs, the past participle is formed by adding "-ed" to the verb, for example "walked" is the past participle of "walk".
- With irregular verbs, the past participle has a different form and does not use "-ed", for example "eaten" is the past participle of "eat".
- Examples of irregular verbs include "be" (was/were, been), "do" (did, done), "drink" (drank, drunk), "eat" (ate, eaten), "go" (went, gone), "have" (had, had), "run" (ran, run), "say" (said, said), "sleep" (slept, slept), "write" (wrote, written).
- Examples of present perfect sentences include "He has eaten breakfast", "We have had a dog for eight years", "My best friend has moved to another city", and "I have lived in Australia all my life".
Test your understanding of the present perfect tense, including its formation with auxiliary verb 'have' and past participle, and its usage in sentences to show finished and continuing actions. Practice with examples of regular and irregular verbs, and learn to distinguish between them.
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