Life experiences

Life experiences

1. common verbs in past participle

   • regular and irregular
     • Regular verbs create the past simple and the past participle by adding -ed to the base form.
       • example:
         • arrive- arrived
       • If the verb
         • ends in consonant and in -y, we change the -y to -i and add -ed
           • exampe:
             • marry-married
         • ends in -e, we just add -d.
           • example
             • like-liked
     • irregular verbs are divided into four sections
       • has
         • the same basic form, simple past and past participle
           • cost-cost
         • the same base form and past participle
           • come -come
         • the same simple past and past participle
           • bring-brought
         • a base form, simple past and past participle different
           • be-was/were

2. present perfect

   • grammar
     • subject + HAVE/HAS + verb past participe + complement
       • example
         • I have been to the USA three times
     • subject + HAVE/HAS + not + verb past participle + complement
       • example
         • mayri hasn't traveled by airplane
     • HAVE/HAS + subject + verb past participle +complement + ?
       • exmple
         • have you sinished your homework?

3. marking time in the present perfect

   • 1º yet 2º already 3º aver 4º never 5º since 6º for
     • it serves
       • yet: mainly in negative sentences or questions. This adverb is frequently used in the present perfect.
         • example:
           • He’s trying hard but he hasn’t won any championship yet.
       • already: To indicate events that have already occurred or actions that have already been carried out.
         • example
           • He was already a famous actor when he was fourteen
       • never: it is used to deny.
         • example:
           • She’s never met Pedro. We should introduce them.
       • ever: used to ask
         • example:
           • Have you ever been to New York?
       • since: to indicate the moment when an action started
         • example:
           • They have been sick since Friday
       • for: when we talk about the duration of an action; that is, a period of time.
         • example:
           • We have been married for 50 years.