Pour conjuguer un verbe au present perfect tense, on conjugue l’auxiliaire avoir « to have » au present simple et l’on le place avant le participe passé du verbe à conjuguer.
Les différentes formes : Exemple du verbe To travel
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Forme affirmative
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Forme interrogative
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Forme négative
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NB :
L’on peut écrire: have not ou haven’t (forme contractée)
Has not ou hasn’t (forme contractée)
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I have traveled
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Have i traveled ?
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I have not traveled
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You have traveled
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Have you traveled ?
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You have not traveled
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He has traveled
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Has he traveled ?
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He has not traveled
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She has traveled
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Has she traveled ?
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She has not traveled
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It has traveled
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Has it traveled ?
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It has not traveled
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We have traveled
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Have we traveled ?
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We have not traveled
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You have traveled
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Have you traveled ?
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You have not traveled
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They have traveled
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Have they traveled ?
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They have not traveled
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NB :
- Le terme « ed » désigne le participe passé du verbe à conjuguer.
- L’indicateur du present perfect tense est : since, yet, ever, already, just
- Le present perfect s’intéresse au résultat de l’action décrit, ou encore il permet de décrit un fait tel que accomplit. Ex : I have cleaned my room (j’ai nettoyé ma chamber)
La valeur d’emploi du present perfect tense
On emploie ce temps pour :
- Exprimer des actions passées dont les conséquences s’observent encore dans le présent. Ex : she has broken her hand. (elle s’est cassée le bras)
- Exprimer des actions commencées dans le passé mais qui continuent dans le présent.
Ex: I have lived in England since 1995. (Je vis en Angleterre depuis 1995)
EXERCICE
Choose the correct answer of the verb in the bracket.
- We …………………………..yet (have arrived; arrived)
- Peter ……………………… his work since this morning (finishes/ has finished)
- The waitress………already……..…. The food (has brought/brought)
- I ……………………………..my teacher at the store (have meet/meet)
- …………you…………the rent? (have…paid/ has…paid)
- This is the best movie she …………ever…………. (has….seen/ is…..seen)
- When …………they ……………..their works? (had…finished/ have...finished)
- He …………just…………….the vase (breaks/ has broken)
- I ………………………………here for an hour. (has been/ have been)
- She …….............................. here since the summer (has lived/ had lived)
