Question

If ‘has or have’ is followed by the third form of the verb in a sentence, which tense is in it?

a)Present Perfect
b)Past Perfect
c)Present Perfect Continuous
d)Past indefinite

Answer 1

Hint: Has or Have is used with the third form; when we mention an action that took place at an indefinite time in the past or when the action began in the past but continued to the present time.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 Let us use ‘Has or Have’ with the third form of the verb in a sentence and understand its usage-

Example- She has written this book. Here, we have used ‘Has’ and the third form of the verb ‘Written’. So, the girl has written the book at an indefinite time in the past.

It is used in the form- Has/Have + Third form of the Verb

Let’s understand the construction of the verb-tense-

The first element that we will use is Has or Have depending upon the subject. For example- If the subject is in singular form, we will use Has: He/She/It has eaten the food.

If the subject is in plural form (You and I are exceptions), we will use Have: They/We/You/I have completed the work.

The second element that we will use is the Past participle of the verb. For example- written, eaten, climbed, gone etc.

So, after examining the following points, we can conclude the answer as Option A- Present Perfect, as ‘Has or Have’ are used in the Present form of a verb and the past participle is used in the Perfect form of a verb. Hence, the usage of both the forms together brings us to this conclusion.

Note: You should not get confused, so remember that ‘Has or Have’ are used in the present form of verbs and the third form of the verbs or the Past participle is used only in the Perfect form of verbs.