I’ve eaten sushi many times!
Present Perfect Positive
| SUBJECT | HAVE / HAS | PAST PARTICIPLE |
| I / you / we / they | have | eaten |
| he / she / it | has | eaten |
It’s common to use the contracted form:
- Yes, I’ve eaten sushi before.
- We’ve already seen that movie.
- He’s just woken up.
- She’s forgotten her cell phone.
In this case, he’s and she’s mean he has and she has, not he is or she is.
Present Perfect Negative
| SUBJECT | HAVEN’T / HASN’T | PAST PARTICIPLE |
| I / you / we / they | haven’t | eaten |
| he / she / it | hasn’t | eaten |
If you want to use the word “never,” then don’t use haven’t/hasn’t:
- I haven’t never eaten sushi.
I’ve never eaten sushi. - She hasn’t never written an e-mail in English.
She’s never written an e-mail in English.
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Present Perfect Questions
| HAVE / HAS | SUBJECT | PAST PARTICIPLE |
| Have | I / you / we / they | eaten? |
| Has | he / she / it | eaten? |
How to answer present perfect questions:
- Have you been to London?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. - Has Alex met Miriam yet?
Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t. - Have the results of the election been announced?
Yes, they have. / No, they haven’t.
Present Perfect Quiz
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