The Present Simple

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The Present Perfect
(De Voltooid Tegenwoordige Tijd)
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De PRESENT PERFECT wordt gevormd door
have/has
voltooid deelwoord

I have You have He has She has It has We
have You have They have
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Explanation in Dutch 1
De Present Perfect gebruik je
A. als iets in het verleden begon en nog niet
voorbij is, bijv.
Hij woont al 20 jaar in Vlaardingen. He has lived
in Vlaardingen for 20 years.
B. als er iets gebeurd is waarvan je nu het
resultaat ziet. Er staat niet bij wanneer het
gebeurd is, bijv.
Sorry voor de rommel. Ik heb mijn fiets
gerepareerd. Sorry for the mess. I have repaired
my bike.
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Explanation in Dutch 2
De Present Perfect gebruik je NIET
C. als er bij staat wanneer het gebeurd is, want
dan gebruik je de Past Simple.
? DUS
Het heeft gesneeuwd. It has snowed. (er staat
NIET bij wanneer het heeft gesneeuwd)
? MAAR
Gisteren heeft het gesneeuwd. Yesterday it
snowed. (er staat WEL bij wanneer het heeft
gesneeuwd)
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Exercise 1 Find the verbs in the Present
Perfect (Zoek de werkwoorden die in de voltooid
tegenwoordige tijd staan.)
1. Tom is looking for his key. He cant find it.
He has lost his key. 2. Are Harry Sally here?
No, they have gone out. 3. The road is closed.
There has been an accident. 4. Ow! Ive cut my
finger! 5. The police have arrested two men in
connection with the robbery.
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Check your answers (Controleer je antwoorden)
1. Tom is looking for his key. He cant find it.
He has lost his key. 2. Are Harry Sally here?
No, they have gone out. 3. The road is closed.
There has been an accident. 4. Ow! Ive cut my
finger! 5. The police have arrested two men in
connection with the robbery.
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RULE 1 Regular verbs

• The Present Perfect ends in -ed
• I work in a travel agency now. Before that I
  in a shop for two years.
• We here since 1989.
• The car just , its engine is still
  running.

have worked
have lived
has
stopped
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Regular verbs - Spelling rules
Als het hele werkwoord eindigt op
A. medeklinker y? Dan verandert de -y in -ied.
Example Today I study. Yesterday I studied.
B. medeklinker waar een korte beklemtoonde
klinker voor staat? Dan wordt de medeklinker
verdubbeld. Example Today I stop.
Yesterday I stopped.
C. stomme -e? Deze -e valt weg de uitgang -ed
wordt toegevoegd. Example Today I like you.
Yesterday I liked you.
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Exercise 2 Find 5 examples of A, B C and write
them in your notebook. (Vind 5 voorbeelden van
A,B C en schrijf ze in je schrift)
A. medeklinker y? Dan verandert de -y in -ied.
B. medeklinker waar een korte beklemtoonde
klinker voor staat? Dan wordt de medeklinker
verdubbeld.
C. stomme -e? Deze -e valt weg de uitgang -ed
wordt toegevoegd.
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RULE 2 Irregular verbs
Many verbs are . Then the Present Perfect
does not end in -ed.
irregular
Examples
forget
He told me his name but I
it.
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have forgotten
see
I him lately.
havent seen
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go
Jim is on holiday. He to Italy.
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has gone
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List of irregular verbs
Example
NED ENG PAST SIMPLE PERFECT 1 zijn be
was/were have been 2 buigen bend
bent have bent 3 beginnen begin began have
begun
Click here for a complete list in WORD
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Questions
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In questions we let the subject and have/has
change positions.
Example
go Normal I have gone on
holiday. Question Have I gone on holiday?
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Negatives
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In negatives we just put not between have/has
and the perfect.
Example
go Normal I have gone on holiday. Negative
I havent gone on holiday.
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AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION NEGATIVE I have
worked Have I worked I havent worked She
has seen Has she seen? She hasnt seen They
have gone Have they gone? They havent gone
Exercise 3 Now try to make 5 examples yourself
and write them in your notebook. (Maak zelf 5
voorbeelden en schrijf ze in je schrift)
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Exercise 4 Make 6 sentences with the Present
Perfect of the following verbs (Maak 6 zinnen
met de voltooid tegenwoordige tijd van de
volgende werkwoorden) begin / choose / take / go
/ drive / eat
Example
begin
I have begun to do my homework but I havent
finished yet.
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Exercise 5 Make questions of these 6
sentences (Maak nu vragen van deze 6 zinnen)
Example
I have begun to do my homework.
Question Have I begun to do my homework?
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Exercise 6 Make negatives of the 6 sentences you
made in exercise 3. (Maak de 6 zinnen van
oefening 3 negatief)
Example
I have begun to do my homework.
Negative I havent begun to do my homework.
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Exercise 7 Fill in the Past Simple or the
Present Perfect (Vul de verleden tijd of de
voltooid tegenwoordige tijd in)
Yesterday it snowed / has snowed. Last year I
went / have gone to England. The streets are wet.
It rained / has rained. Last night we had / have
had a fight in front of our house All the
children are silent now. The noise stopped / has
stopped.
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Exercise 7 The RIGHT answers!
Yesterday it snowed. Last year I went to
England. The streets are wet. It has rained. Last
night we had a fight in front of our house All
the children are silent now. The noise has
stopped.
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Useful WEBSITES for extra information and lots of
exercises ...
http//www.digischool/en/grammatica/tenses.htm
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The Present Perfect
dont you?