Present Perfect Tense — Corrections (Day 2)

Negative Sentence Corrections

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🎯 Focus of Day 2

Today we correct mistakes related to negative sentences in Present Perfect Tense.

👉 Most learners fail here due to wrong verb forms.

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 Golden Rule (Never Forget)

Subject + has not / have not + V³

• has not (hasn’t) → He / She / It
• have not (haven’t) → I / You / We / They

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❌➡️✅ Common Corrections

• ❌ I have not finish my work.
  ✅ I have not finished my work.
• ❌ She has not go to office.
  ✅ She has not gone to the office.
• ❌ They haven’t complete the task.
  ✅ They haven’t completed the task.
• ❌ He has not eat lunch.
  ✅ He has not eaten lunch.
• ❌ We have not see this movie.
  ✅ We have not seen this movie.

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 Typical Spoken Mistakes

• ❌ haven’t + base verb
  ✅ haven’t + past participle (V³)
• ❌ has not went
  ✅ has not gone

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 Statement → Negative

• She has completed the work.
  👉 She has not completed the work.
• They have arrived on time.
  👉 They have not arrived on time.
• He has written the report.
  👉 He has not written the report.

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 Practice (Self Check)

1. I ___ ___ finished the assignment. (have / has)
2. She ___ ___ attended the meeting.
3. They ___ ___ completed the project.

(Answers will be discussed in Day 3)

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 Final Reminder

In Present Perfect,
negative sentences test your verb control.

If your V³ is correct, your English sounds confident.

— Shaktimatha Learning