Auxiliary Verbs- 'do' & 'have'

Lesson One Review Answers

Part 1

1. How long time have you known your husband?

2. Has you mother been sick lately? C

3. She's worked in a restaurant since for five months.

4. Have you ever gone ever to the art museum?

5. How long has does she worked as a doctor?

6. I'mve been studying English for three years.

7. How long have you've been living in Canada?

8. He's had three jobs since he's come came to Canada.

9. How many times have you callinged home this month?

10. When have did you come to Canada?

11. She bought a car when she has won the lottery.

12. Have you ever givingen your teacher a present?

13. She bought a car when she graduated. C

14. She has had her car since she graduated.

Part 2

I am in Canada now.  I have lived/have been living here for one year.  My life

has changed a lot since I came to Canada.  For example, in my country I worked,

but I don't have a job now.  This month I have looked/have been looking for a

job, but I haven't found one yet.


Back home, I have/ had a lot of friends, but here I am alone.  So far, I have met several

nice people, but I don't consider any of them my friends.  It takes time to make

friends. I suppose I haven't known these people long enough.


Here everybody has a car.  I have always wanted to own a car.  I haven't bought

a car yet because I don't have enough money, but I plan to.  I have only had my

driver's licence for two months.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

I have been studying English.

Remember that in many cases, there is no difference in meaning between the Present Perfect tense and the Present Perfect Continuous tense.  The Present Perfect Continuous emphasizes the action will continue into the future.

Contrasting Tenses:

I have studied English since I came to Canada.  (I might be finished studying.)
I have been studying English since I came to Canada. (I'm continuing to study English.)

For additional practice:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm

The Present Perfect Tense

I have studied English.

Uses for the Present Perfect Tense:

                                   1. an action beginning in the past that continues to the present

                                   2. a repeated action

                                   3. an action that occurred at an indefinite time

                                   4. a personal experience

Questions using the Present Perfect:

Have you...?

How long...?

Common time expressions/adverbs used with the Present Perfect:

     since                                                               up to now

     for                                                                  lately

     in                                                                    recently

     ever                                                                yet

     never                                                              already

     so far                                                              just

     ever since                                                        up to now

     lately

*always

*this year, this semester, this week, etc.

*today

*be careful of these expressions because they can also be used with other tenses 

Contrasting Tenses:

I study English.  (simple present tense: habitual action)

I studied English. (simple past tense: action completed in the past)

I have studied English. (present perfect tense: see uses #1-4)

I have been studying English. (present perfect continuous tense: beginning in the past and continuing to future)

If you'd like more practice, follow this link to some online exercises:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html