Time Words AFFIRMATIVE I have tried NEGATIVE I haven’t been there QUESTIONS Have I found? You have stayed You haven’t written Have you cut? He has sent He hasn’t answered Has he eaten? She has cut She hasn’t spoken Has she painted? It has arrived It hasn’t caught Has it opened? We have gone We haven’t seen Have we ridden? You have caught You haven’t played Have you spoken? Usage: An action that started in the past and just finished An action that we don’t know when it took place ever never already just yet for since lately recently Formation has or have + 3rd column verb AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS I have been painting I haven’t been painting Have I been painting You have been reading You haven’t been reading Have you been reading? He has been waiting He hasn’t been waiting Has he been waiting? She has been learning She hasn’t been learning Has she been learning? It has been sleeping It hasn’t been sleeping Has it been sleeping? We have been fixing We haven’t been fixing Have we been fixing? You have been trying You haven’t been trying Have you been trying? They have been They haven’t been Have they been Time Words all morning all day for hours for ages for hours since o’clock Usage: To show an action that took a long time in the past, and just stopped Formation has or have + been + base verb+ ing