Have + Participle
Have, has or had + participle express duration of time
Problem 1 : Duration ~ have + participle
Remember Have + participle means that the activity is extended over a period of time. Have + participle is especially common with adverb of duration such as since and for.
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Structure : S + Have + participle + duration
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Expression : The english language has changed since Shakespeare`s time
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Avoid usin the participle instead of Have + participle. Avoid using a verb word or a past form instead of a participle.
Examples :
Incorrect : We have live in seattle for five years
Correct : We have lived in seattle for five years
Incorrect : I have took this medication since 1985
Correct : I have taken this medication since 1985
Problem 2 : Duration ~ have + been + participle
Remember that have + been + participle means that a recently completed activity was extended over a period of time
Remember that it is a passive. The actor is not known or not important
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Structure : Have + been + participle
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Expression : She has been accepted to state university
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Avoid using Have + participle instead of have + been + participleiin a passive pattern. Avoid using been + participle
Examples :
Incorrect : The party has planned for two weeks
Correct : The party has been planned for two weeks
Incorrect : We been taught how to cook
Correct : We have been taught how to cook
Problem 3 : Prediction ~ will have + participle
Remember that will have followed by a participle and a future adverb expresses a prediction for a future activity or event.
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Structure : adverb (future) + S + will have + participle
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Expression : By the year 2009, researchers will have discovered a cure for cancer
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Avoid using will instead of will have
Examples :
Incorrect : You will finish your homework by the time the movie starts
Correct : You will finished your homework by the time the movie starts
Incorrect : Jamil will left by five o` clock
Correct : Jamil will have left by five o` clock
Problem 4 : Unfullfilled desires in the past ~ had hoped
Remember that had hoped expresses a hope in the past that did not happen
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Structure : S + had hoped + that + S + would + verb word
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Expression : We had hoped that she would change her mind
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Avoid using incorrect pattern
Examples :
Incorrect : We had hoped him staying longer
Correct : We had hoped that he would stay longer
Incorrect : His father had hoped that he go into business with him
Correct : His father had hoped that he would go into business with him