Tuesday, June 3, 2008

 

What ‘Unenglish English” do we speak ? (or write)

1. The Present Perfect Tense ( Have/has + past participle )

Before going further, you must understand the three forms of Verbs. A few examples are given below and go to the link for more examples.

http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa122197.htm

What ?

a) Present perfect has a connection with the situation now.
b) It tells us about something that happened before now without saying exactly
when
c) It may also talk about something that happened in the past and still happening at the time of speaking when you use words like 'since' and 'for'.
d) You can also include the words , ‘just’, ‘not’ , ‘already’ after 'has', 'have', and 'had' with the present perfect.


Eg.

He told me his address but I have forgotten it.
She told us about her new car but we have not seen it.
I have just finished my posting.
She has already gone back to her hometown


Comments:
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its make more clear!!!

i always ignore the word (such have/has) in my speaking.

example : She already gone to her hometown.
 
tsar

I'm glad you gain something from this. Look out for more tips ya !
 
yea..always expecting more tips in here.instead of blogging the cool side,there's a space where we can learn n get improve.
 
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