Present Perfect and Past Perfect

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What is the Present Perfect tense?

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The Present Perfect tense is used to describe actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and are relevant to the present. It is formed using 'have/has' + past participle (e.g., 'I have eaten').

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What is the Past Perfect tense?

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The Past Perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed using 'had' + past participle (e.g., 'I had eaten before he arrived').

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When do we use 'still' in a sentence?

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'Still' is used to indicate that something is continuing to happen or has not changed. For example, 'I still haven't answered.'

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When do we use 'already' in a sentence?

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'Already' is used to indicate that something has happened sooner than expected. For example, 'I have already finished my homework.'

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When do we use 'yet' in a sentence?

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'Yet' is used in negative sentences and questions to indicate that something has not happened up to the present time. For example, 'Have you finished yet?' or 'I haven't finished yet.'

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When do we use 'ever' in a sentence?

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'Ever' is used in questions and negative sentences to refer to any time up to now. For example, 'Have you ever been to Paris?' or 'I haven't ever seen that movie.'

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What is the structure of a Present Perfect sentence?

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The structure is: Subject + have/has + past participle. For example, 'She has visited the museum.'

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What is the structure of a Past Perfect sentence?

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The structure is: Subject + had + past participle. For example, 'They had left before the meeting started.'

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How do you form the past participle of regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by adding '-ed' to the base form. For example, 'play' becomes 'played.'

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How do you form the past participle of irregular verbs?

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Irregular verbs have unique past participles that must be memorized. For example, 'go' becomes 'gone' and 'see' becomes 'seen.'