After Have, Use The Past Participle

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After Have, Use The Past Participle

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Whenever you see the helping verb have in any of its forms (have, has, having, had), be sure that the verb that follows it is in the past participle form.

  • They had walked* to school. (should be had walked)
  • We have see* the show. (should be have seen)
  • He has took* the test. (should be has taken)
  • Having ate*, he went to school. (should be Having eaten)
  • She should have did* the work. (should be should have done)

In addition, you should be sure that if you have a subject and a past participle, you also have the verb have. This problem is particularly common with those verbs (such as sing, sang, sung) that change from present to past to past participle by changing only the vowel.

  • My friend sung* in the choir. (should be sang or has sung)
  • He become* angry at his friend. (should be became or has become)
  • The boat sunk* in the ocean. (should be sank or has sunk)

The following chart outlines the use of verb forms after have:

HAVE + past participle

Exercise

Complete the following exercises to reinforce what you’ve learned:

Each of the following sentences contains a verb in the past or a past participle. Underline the verbs or past participles twice. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

  1. The young girl drank a glass of milk.
  2. Before she left, she had asked her mother for permission.
  3. Having finished the term paper, he began studying for the exam.
  4. The secretary has broke her typewriter.
  5. The installer should have completes the task more quickly.
  6. He has often become angry during meetings.
  7. She has rarely rode her horse in the park.
  8. Having saw the film, he was quite disappointed.
  9. Tom has thought about taking that job.
  10. You might have respond more effectively.

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