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LESSON
Present perfect: Indefinite past
GRAMMAR
STUDY
Present perfect
Subject
have
(
not
) Past Participle
I
have not
worked
in the ER.
Subject
have
(
not
) Adverb Past Participle
I
have not
always wanted
a fast-paced job.
Henry
has
never
had
the chance.
Have
Subject (
ever
) Past Participle
Have
you
ever
asked
for a transfer?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
See page 159 for a list of past participle forms for common irregular verbs.
PRACTICE
A
Circle the simple past or the present perfect form.
1.
Henry
got / has gotten
his Associate’s degree in 1999.
2.
He
became / has become
a staff nurse in 2000.
3.
Has Henry always
work / worked
as a nurse at Park View Hospital?
4.
I
thought / have thought
about changing jobs last year, but I changed my mind.
B
Complete the conversations with the present perfect and the correct form of the verb.
1. A:
I
’ve
always
dream
of becoming an engineer.
B:
you
consider
going to school for that?
2. A:
you ever
think
about changing careers?
B:
Yes, I
. But I’m not sure it’s a good idea.
3. A:
Angela always
be
a waitress?
B:
No. She
also
work
as a dishwasher.
PAIRS
What jobs have you had that you enjoyed? What jobs would you like to do?
Statements
Statements with Adverbs
Yes
/
No
Questions
Short Answers
dreamed
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
Use the present perfect to talk about things that
happened at an indefinite time in the past.
Use the simple past if the time is mentioned.
Grammar Note
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