Grammar for high school admissions tests: Difference between revisions

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* uses "'''have'''" and "'''has'''" +  the simple past (past participle) form of the verb
* uses "'''have'''" and "'''has'''" +  the simple past (past participle) form of the verb
** note that the present perfect uses the past tense auxiliary verb (have/has), but the tense is still <u>present</u>
** ''We have gone to France''
*** = we went to France and it is still part of who we are
** ''He has talked about going to France''
*** = he did in the past and is still talking about going to France
* note: the present perfect does not use "'''''of'''''"
** ''She '''should of''' asked for one'' << incorrect
** correct = ''She should have asked for one.''


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* ''We have gone to France''
* note that the present perfect uses the past tense auxiliary verb (have/has), but the tense is still <u>present tense</u>
** = we went to France and it is still part of who we are
* ''He has talked about going to France''
** = he did in the past and is still talking about going to France


=== past perfect ===
=== past perfect ===