Have you (took/taken) art classes?
taken
Complete the following sentences using appropriate present perfect tense forms.
1. The workers ---------------------- (paint) the walls.
1. The workers have painted the walls.
consist of a form of "have" and the past participle.
The perfect tenses
Randy has studied art since kindergarten.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate present perfect tense forms.
2. We ------------------ (pay) our dues.
3. She ------------------ (not do) anything wrong.
2. We have paid our dues.
3. She has not done anything wrong.
When the past and the past participle of a verb are formed by adding -ed
regular verbs
My instructor (be, was ) a portrait painter for years.
My instructor was a portrait painter for years.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate present perfect tense forms.
3. She ------------------ (not do) anything wrong.
4. Somebody ------------------- (steal) my purse.
5. I --------------------- (learn) the lesson.
3. She has not done anything wrong.
4. Somebody has stolen my purse.
5. I have learnt the lesson.
When the past and the past participle are formed in some other way not adding -ed , the verb is____________
irregular
I have (wrote, written) captions for my drawings.
I have written captions for my drawings.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate present perfect tense forms.
7. The sun --------------------- (rise).
8. She -------------------- (finish) her meal.
9. I ----------------------- (not hear) anything from
them.
10. They -------------------- (never invite) us to their parties.
7. The sun has risen.
8. She has finished her meal.
9. I have not heard anything from them.
10. They have never invited us to their parties.
use the _______________ for an action completed before another past action.
past perfect
The students____ now. (write)
The students are writing now.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate present perfect tense forms.
11. Janaki ---------------------- (never tell) me anything about her.
12. Sonia -------------------- (go) home.
13. He ------------------ (refuse) our invitation.
14. She --------------------- (never misbehave) with anybody.
15. You ---------------------- (never buy) me anything.
11. Janaki has never told me anything about her.
12. Sonia has gone home.
13. He has refused our invitation.
14. She has never misbehaved with anybody.
15. You have never bought me anything.
use the _____________for an action that took place at an indefinite time in the past.
present perfect