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JOKES, LAUGHS, SMILES
The teacher was explaining the main parts of the sentence. She noticed that Albert was chatting with his friend. “Albert” she called the boy up to the blackboard, “where is the subject?”

Albert turned out his pockets: “I haven’t got it, ma’am.”

UNIT IX
You have not lived a perfect day, even

though you have earned your money,

unless you have done something for

someone who will never be able to

repay you

(Ruth Smeltzer)

Grammar: Present perfect, Present perfect and Past simple
Introduction
The present perfect tells us about the past and the present.

The aircraft has landed means that the aircraft is on the ground now.

Form

The present perfect is the present tense of have + a past participle. I/you/we/they have washed or I/you/we/they’ve washed he/she/it has washed or he/she/it's washed
NEGATIVE QUESTION

I/you/we/they haven't washed have I/you/we/they washed?

he/she/it hasn't washed has he/she/it washed?
Regular past participles end in ed, e.g. washed, landed, finished. We've washed the dishes. Have you opened your letter? The aircraft has landed safely. How many points has Matthew scored? The students haven't finished their exams.

Irregular forms

Some participles are irregular.

I've made a shopping list. We've sold our car. I've thought about it a lot.

Have you written the letter? She hasn't drunk her coffee.

There is a present perfect of be and of have.

The weather has been awful. I've had a lovely time, thank you.
Use
When we use the present perfect, we see things as happening in the past but having a result in the present.)

We've washed the dishes. (They're clean now.) The aircraft has landed, (It's on the ground now.)

We've eaten all the eggs. (There aren't any left.) They've learnt the words. (They know the words.) You've broken this watch. (It isn't working.)
Practice drill
I saw that movie last week. I have seen that movie. I have seen that movie several times. We ate in that restaurant last night. We have eaten in that restaurant many times. I mentioned it to him yesterday. I have mentioned it to him. I have mentioned it to him repeatedly. He went to Chicago On Wednesday. He has gone to Chicago. He has gone to Chicago many times.

Have you ever been to Philadelphia? No, I have never been to Philadelphia. I have been to Washington several times, but I have never been to Philadelphia. Has John come yet? No. He hasn’t come yet. Mary and Helen have arrived but we are still waiting for John.