PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (2)

Irregular Past Participles
Choose the correct past participle form, and TRANSLATE.

1.- Begin: We're late, the game has already ______.

begin / begun / began

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2.-Break: Shelley can't go skiing any more. She has ______ her leg.

broken / breaken / broke

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3.- Become: In the last few years, it has ______ more and more difficult to get into college.

become / became / becume

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4.- Bring: Duncan's here, and he's ______ some sandwiches!

braught / brung / brought

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5.- Choose: She's getting married in a week, and she hasn't ______ her dress yet.

choosen / chose / chosen

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6.- Drink: It's so hot that I've ______ five cans of Coke already this afternoon.

drank / drunk / drunken

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7.- Eat: You've ______ my lunch! How dare you!

eat / ate / eaten

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8.- Fall: The price of oil has ______ rapidly since January.

fell / felt / fallen

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9.- Feel: I've never ______ so good!

felt / feelen / fold

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10.- Hear: Have you ______ about the accident?

heared / hearn / heard

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11.- Lose: I've ______ my grammar book. Have you seen it?

lost / loose / losen

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12.- Put: I found your grammar book under the table. I've ______ it away on the bookshelf.

put / putten / pought

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13.- Run: Jan's out of breath because she's ______ all the way from the bus terminal.

ran / run / runnen

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14.- Sell: Have you ______ your car yet?

sellen / sole / sold

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15.- Show: Stewart hasn't ______ up yet. He must have been delayed.

shew / shown / showed

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16.- Sleep: I was so exhausted after the exam that I ______ for twelve hours.

sleep / sleeped / slept

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17.- Steal: Someone has ______ my bicycle!

stolen / stole / stelt

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18.- Swim: She's never ______ in the sea before.

swim / swum / swam

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19.- Teach: Gerry has ______ English at IVC for many years.

tought / taught / teach

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20.- Write: How many pages have you ______ for your homework?

writen / wrote / written

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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (1)

Here is a brief review of the form and function of the present perfect tense.

1.- The present perfect is used when the time period has not finished:
e.g. = I have seen three movies this week. (This week has not finished yet.)

1.- El presente perfecto se usa cuando una accion NO ha terminado:

ej: Yo he visto tres peliculas esta semana. (Esta semana aun NO termina)

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2.- The present perfect is often used when the time is not mentioned:
e.g. = Gerry has failed his exam again.

2.- El presente perfecto seguido es usado cuando el tiempo NO es mencionado:

ej: Gerry ha reprobado su examen. (pero NO especifica cuando)

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3.- The present perfect is often used when the time is recent:
e.g = John has just arrived in Tijuana.

3.- El presente perfecto seguido se usa cuando el tiempo es reciente:

ej: John acaba de llegar a Tijuana.

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4.- The present perfect is often used with for and since.

e.g. Greg has lived here for 20 years.

e.g. Greg has lived here since 1978.

4.- El presente perfecto seguido se usa con por y desde.

e.j. Greg ha vivido aqui por 20 años.

e.j. Greg ha vivido aqui desde 1978.

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The present perfect is formed like this:

--Auxiliary verb: have / has

+ past participle

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Present Perfect Tense.

El presente Perfecto se forma asi:

--Verbos auxiliares: have / has

+ el pasado participio

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Tiempo Presente Perfecto.