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The Present Perfect Simple Tense

The Present Perfect Simple Tense How to form the present perfect The present perfect of any verb is composed of two elements : the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to have (present tense), plus the past participle of the main verb. The past participle of a regular verb is base+ed, e.g. played, arrived, looked. For irregular verbs, see the Table of irregular here THE PRESENT PERFECT IS USED TO DESCRIBE ·          An action or situation that started in the past and continues to the present.   I   have lived   in Bristol since 1984   (= and I still do.) ·          An action performed during a period that has not yet finished.   She  has been  to the cinema twice this week   (= the week isn't over yet.) ·          A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past and now. ...
The Modifier     Modifiers are words,  phrases , or  clauses  that provide description in  sentences . Modifiers allow writers to take the picture that they have in their heads and transfer it accurately to the heads of their readers. Essentially, modifiers breathe life into sentences. Quality Size  age Type     Noun Descriptive phrase this exciting large city With bustling streets a Picturesque Little Resort town year-round outdoor activities A Run-down old port town That has seen better days GRAMMAR NOTES When two or more adjectives modify a noun, they must follow a particular order It's a wonderful, small, old, seaside town. It's a seaside old, wonderful, small town. Modifi...