A question of “Have”

As a possessive Past Present Future I had a dog She had a dog I had brown hair (I was brown haired) I didn’t have + I have (got) a dog She has a dog I have brown hair (I am brown haired) I don’t have + I will have a dog She (will/shall) have a dog I will (going to) have brown hair (I am going to have brown hair) I will not have + In the past what was different about you? What possessions did you treasure when you were a child? What didn’t you have that you wanted? What things do you have? + What don’t you have that you want? What things do you want to have in the future?

Focus on Form When you talk about an action or an event that happened in the past, but you don’t say when it happened, you can sometimes use a verb form called present perfect. The present perfect is formed by: Subject + Have / Has + PP Subject + have / has + not + PP I have been to London. I have travelled to many countries.

Present Perfect V Simple Past Present Perfect – unspecified time (un/completed actions) I have eaten kimbab. I have seen that movie already. I haven’t seen that movie yet. I haven’t seen you since 1999. Simple Past (completed actions) I ate kimbab last week. I saw that movie last year.

Question Form What Where When Why How Which Have Has (had) You He We They etc PP Where have you been? Where have you gone?

'Been' and 'Gone' In this tense, we use both 'been' and 'gone' as the past participle of 'go', but in slightly different circumstances. Been We use 'been' (often when we talk about 'life experience') to mean that the person being talked about has visited the place, and come back. Notice the preposition 'to':I've been to Paris (in my life, but now I'm in London, where I live). She has been to school today (but now she's back at home). They have never been to California. Gone We use 'gone' (often when we are talking about an action with a result in the present) to mean that the person is at the place now: 'Where's John?' 'He's gone to the shops' (he's at the shops now). Julie has gone to Mexico (now she's in Mexico). They've gone to Japan for three weeks (now they're in Japan).

A matter of Time For and since What did you do last night? What have you just done? What did you do last weekend? What have you been doing recently? Did you see your best friend the other day? Have you seen your ‘old’ school friends recently? What have you been doing since high school? The Present Perfect is used with ‘for’ and ‘since’, when the actions have not finished yet: i.e. I have lived in London for 5 years (I still live there). - The Simple Past is used with ‘for’ when the actions have already finished: i.e. I lived in London for 5 years (I don’t live there now).

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Grammar time (since, so far, just, already, yet etc.) Use Grammar time (since, so far, just, already, yet etc.) How long have you been going to Uni? Going to the gym? Etc How long have you learned English? Tell about something that started in the past, but IT IS STILL TRUE TODAY or MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. What have you never done, but you want to do? What is the next thing you want to learn? Have you had breakfast or lunch? (earlier, today, this morning) Have you done all your homework?

Simple Past Use time expressions in your statements. (e.g. yesterday, last Saturday, last week, three months ago, with specific dates – in 1990. … ago)

The Present Perfect is used when the time period has NOT finished - i The Present Perfect is used when the time period has NOT finished - i.e. I have seen 3 movies this week (this week has not finished yet). The Simple Past is used when the time period HAS finished - i.e. I saw 3 movies last week (last week is finished). - The Present Perfect is often used when giving recent news: i.e. Martin has crashed his car again. - The Simple Past is used when giving older information: i.e. Martin crashed his car last year. - The Present Perfect is used when the time is not specific: i.e. I have seen that movie already (we don’t know when). - The Simple Past is used when the time is clear: i.e. I saw that movie on Thursday (we know exactly when). - The Present Perfect is used with ‘for’ and ‘since’, when the actions have not finished yet: i.e. I have lived in London for 5 years (I still live there). - The Simple Past is used with ‘for’ when the actions have already finished: i.e. I lived in London for 5 years (I don’t live there now). - Simple Past – Completed actions, a series of completed actions, duration in the past, habits in the past (past facts or generalizations could be left to a later lesson). - Present Perfect – Experiences, Changes over time (accomplishments of humanity and uncompleted actions you are expecting could also be introduced later in the study course). - The Simple Past is used for action that happened in the past and is OVER/DONE/FINISHED – stress this point. It is used with time words: e.g. yesterday, last Saturday, last week, three months ago, with specific dates – in 1990. If a time expression is used then it’s Past Simple. - The Present Perfect started in the past, but IT IS STILL TRUE TODAY or MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. It connects the past and the present, and we use since, so far, just, already, yet etc. If you are speaking about a specific time you cannot use this tense. http://busyteacher.org/3681-present-perfect-vs-past-simple.html