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Grammar Self-Check (Unit 1, page 4) GRAMMAR. The present perfect Look at these examples of the present perfect and the simple past tense. present perfect
simple past tense
I’ve met Bill twice.
We met in 1999 and in 2004.
FIGURE IT OUT . . . The present perfect or the simple past tense? Complete these grammar rules. 1. Use ____________ to talk about an indefinite time in the past. 2. Use ____________ to talk about a definite time in the past.
Look at these examples of questions and short answers with the present perfect. Have you had lunch?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Has she seen that new movie?
Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
FIGURE IT OUT . . . Complete these grammar rules. 1. Form the present perfect with ____________ and the ____________ form of a verb. 2. The past participle form of regular verbs is the same as the ____________ form. 3. The past participle form of the irregular verb have is ____________. 4. The past participle form of the irregular verb see is ____________.
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