Minggu, 03 Juni 2018

GRAMMAR FOCUS #2


A.    Verbal Present Perfect

Formula of verbal sentences and examples:
Positive: S + have / has + verb 3 (past participle) + O / Adv
Negative: S + have / has + not + verb 3+ O / Adv
Interrogative-Positive: Have / has + S + verb 3+ O / Adv
Interrogative-Negative: Have / has + not + S + verb 3+ O / Adv
Notes:
Have for subjects I, you, they, we, and plural subjects like people, 2 students, some dogs etc.
Has for 3rd singular subject (she, he, it, Andi, Dona, etc).

a.       Example Positive : I have come before you
b.      Example Negative : I Haven’t come
c.       Example interrogative-positve: have you come?
d.      Example interrogative-negative : Haven’t you come

B.     Nominal Present Perfect
The nominal formula only adds "been" after having / has, but not followed by verb 3 but followed by noun / adjective / preposition phrase (adverb). This nominal formula is the same as the nominal formula of the present perfect continuous tense sentence.

Formula:
Positive: S + have / has + been + Noun / Adj / Adv
Negative: S + have / has + not + been + Noun / Adj / Adv
Interrogative-Positive: Have / has + S + been + Noun / Adj / Adv
Interrogative-Negative: Have / has + not + S + been + Noun / Adj / Adv

a.       Example Positive: She has been a mother
b.      Example Negative: She hasn’t been a mother
c.       Example interrogative-Positive: Has she been a mother?
d.      Example interrogative-Negative: Hasn’t she been a mother?

To state that we already have something, remove 'been' and add 'had' or by using the word 'already' in front to be.
Example:
She has had a baby 
I have had a new car 
She already has a baby 
I already have a new car

Verb 'been' can also be replaced with 'become' which is an irregular 3 verb. Caucasians prefer to use this one rather than 'been'.
Example:
She has become a mother 
They have become my friends 



A.    Past Tense vs Present Perfect

Present Perfect Simple
Past Simple
Unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present:
·         I've known Julie for ten years (and I still know her).
Finished actions:
·         knew Julie for ten years (but then she moved away and we lost touch).
A finished action in someone's life (when the person is still alive: life experience):
·         My brother has been to Mexico three times.
A finished action in someone's life (when the person is dead):
·         My great-grandmother went to Mexico three times.
A finished action with a result in the present:
·         I've lost my keys! (The result is that I can't get into my house now).
A finished action with no result in the present:
·         lost my keys yesterday. It was terrible! (Now there is no result. I got new keys yesterday).
With an unfinished time word (this week, this month, today):
·         I've seen John this week.
With a finished time word (last week, last month, yesterday):
·         saw John last week.



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