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Skill 34 Structure

Here are the answers to the exercise: 1. I have always liked the designs that are on the cover. C 2. Because her proposal had been rejected she is depressed. C 3. The students have registered for classes because the semester started. C 4. When she had purchased the car, she contacted the insurance agent. C 5. He said that he finished the typing when you finished the report. I 6. She has enjoyed herself every time that she has gone to the zoo. C 7. He drove to the post office after he had finished preparing the package. C 8. After the votes were counted, it had been determined that Steve was the winner. C 9. Last night all the

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Skill 34 Structure

Here are the answers to the exercise: 1. I have always liked the designs that are on the cover. C 2. Because her proposal had been rejected she is depressed. C 3. The students have registered for classes because the semester started. C 4. When she had purchased the car, she contacted the insurance agent. C 5. He said that he finished the typing when you finished the report. I 6. She has enjoyed herself every time that she has gone to the zoo. C 7. He drove to the post office after he had finished preparing the package. C 8. After the votes were counted, it had been determined that Steve was the winner. C 9. Last night all the

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Skill 34: USE HAVE AND HAD CORRECTLY

Two tenses that are often confused are the present perfect (have + past participle) and the past
perfect (had + past participle). These two tenses have completely deferent uses, and you should
undestand how to differentiate them.

The present perfect (have + past participle) river to the priod of time from the past until the
present.

Sue has lived in los angles for ten years.

This sentence means that Sue that lived in los angles for the ten years up to now. According to this
sentence, Sue ia still living in los angles.

Because the present perfect is referto a priod of time from the past until the present, it is
not correct in a sentence that indicates past only.

At the start of the mineteenth century, Thomas Jefferson has become* president of the
United States.

Everytime jim worked on his car, hi has improved* it.

I the first example, the phrase at the start of the mineteenth century indicatites that the action of
the verb was in the past only, but the verb indicates the priod of time from the past util the present.
Since this is not logical, the sentence is not correct. The verb in the first example should be the
simple past became. The second example indicates that jim worked on his car in the past, but in the
improved it in the priod from the past until the present. This idea also is not logical. The verb in the
second example should be the the simple past improved.

The past perfect (had + past participle) refer to a priod of time that started in the past and
ended in the past, before something else happened in the past.

Sue has lived in los angles for ten years when she moved to sa diego.

This sentence means that sue lived in los angles for ten year in the past before she moved to san
diego in the past. She not longer lives in lost angles.

Because the past perfect begin in the past and eds in the past, it is generally not correct in
the same sentence with the present tense.

This sentence idicates that Tom finished the exam (in the past) and that action ended when the
teacher collecs the papers (in the present). This is not logical, so the sentence is not correct. Tom
finished the exam (in the past), and the action of finishing the exam ended when the teacher collects
the papers. Therfore, the second verb in this example should be in the past tense, collected.

Following chartoutlines the uses of the present perfect and the past perfect:
Exercise 34: Each of the following sentence contains had or have. Underlinre the verb twice and
decide if the meaings are logical. The indicate if the sentence are orrect (C) or incorrect (I).

— 1. I have always liked the desigs that are on the cover.


— 2. Because her proposal had been rejected she is depressed.
— 3. The student have registered for classes because the smester started.
— 4. When she had purchased the car, she contracted the insurance agent.
— 5. He said that he finished the typing when you finish the report.
— 6. She has enjoy herself everytime that she has gone to the zoo.
— 7. The drove to the post office after he had finished preparing the package.
— 8. After the votes were counted, it had been determined that stave was the winner.
— 9. Last night all the waiters and waitresses have worked overtime.
— 10. He had fastened his seat belf before the airplae took off.

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