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Questions with the present perfect
Clerk:
Have you been
to the new restaurant on the corner?
Nicholas: I'm going there for lunch.
Clerk:
Have you seen
the blues show?
Nicholas: No, not yet. I'm going there tonight. |
To form a question in the
present perfect
, use:
to have + subject + past participle...?
These questions usually imply that if the answer to the question is
no
, the event will happen at some time.
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Have you been
to the new restaurant?
You haven't been to the new restaurant yet, but you may go sometime in the future.
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Have you met
George?
You haven't met George yet, but you will meet him at sometime in the future.
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Has Nicholas kissed
Claire?
Nicholas hasn't kissed Claire yet, but he will (or will try to) at sometime in the future.
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