The present perfect is formed with the present of have [> 10.27] + the past
participle (the third part of a verb). For regular verbs [> App 39] the past
participle has the same form as the simple past tense: e.g.arrive, arrived, have
arrived. For irregular verbs [> App 40] the simple past and the past participle
can be formed in a variety of ways: e.g.drink, drank, have drunk.
I have (I've)
(regular) (regular) (regular) (irregular) (irregular) (irregular) |
You He She It We You |
have (You've) has (He's) has (She's) has (It's) have (We've) have (You've) |
/d/ Itl /id/ |
arrived
finished
started
shut
lost
They have (They've) |
drunk