Have/Has in the Perfect Tense
The verb “to have ”is used as an auxiliary verb to help other verbs create the perfect tense.
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Subject | form of the verb to have | past participle (the verb to be) | Contracted form (spoken) |
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I |
have |
been |
I've been ... . |
You |
have |
been |
You've been ... . |
He / She / It |
has |
been |
He's been ... She's been... It's been ... . |
We |
have |
been |
We've been ... . |
You |
have |
been |
You've been ... . |
They |
have |
been |
They've been ... . |
Subject | form of to have | negation | past participle (the verb to see) | Contracted form (spoken) |
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I |
have |
not |
seen |
I haven't been ... . |
You |
have |
not |
seen |
You haven't been ... . |
He / She / It |
has |
not |
seen |
He hasn't been ... She hasn't been... It hasn't been ... . |
We |
have |
not |
seen |
We haven't been ... . |
You |
have |
not |
seen |
You haven't been ... . |
They |
have |
not |
seen |
They haven't been ... . |
Verb |
Past Participle |
Verb |
Past Participle |
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be | been | learn | learnt | |
begin | begun | sing | sung | |
drink | drunk | wear | worn | |
hear | heard | write | written | |
hurt | hurt | see | seen |
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Form of to have | subject | past participle |
Have |
I |
been / bought / seen ...? |
Have |
you |
been / bought / seen ...? |
Has |
he / she / it |
been / bought / seen ...? |
Have |
we |
been / bought / seen ...? |
Have |
you |
been / bought / seen ...? |
Have |
they |
been / bought / seen ...? |