Prepositions for MP students: ABTA Test Papers and............
- Poisoning by arsenic is a slow process; it is due to a gradual build up of poison in the human body. ( Page no-166 )
- The old man rose with a great effort and took the bowl in his shaking hands and went to the other basket. (Page no-182)
- " The best way to combat illegal trading in animals is to keep a strong vigil and to form a joint action committee of officials of Forest Department and police'', said wild life experts. (Page 1970
- On the occasion of Rabindra Jayanti an inter-school recitation competition was organised by our school. (Page no-213 )
- When we walk along the beach we come by seashells lying on the sand where they have been washed out by waves. ( Page no-228 )
- Vivekananda wanted the youth to ridicule , oppose and then accept the fact , instead of blindly believing it. ( Page no-244 )
- I flew out of Heathroe airport under stormy skies. A group of young British men dressed in ill-fitting Hazers filled the back of the plane, and one of them took the seat beside me . He read out the emergency instructions twice with great concentration. ( Page no-259 )
The use of Present Perfect Tense
We use present perfect tense when we want to say or assert that some actions have been completed.
- I have read the new book. ( I have finished the reading.)
- Ranjit Guha has created a new FB group. ( It has already been done. )
or to ask if something has been done: Have you seen Madhumita?
We also use Present Perfect Tense when we want to look back from the present to the past.
- I have broken my watch so I don't know what time . ( The watch was broken sometime ago in the near past. The effect is still there. I do not possess a watch now so I cant tell you the time.)
- They have cancelled the meeting. ( The action was done earlier. )
- Mamoni has taken my copy. I don't have one. ( Mamoni took it sometime ago.)
- Apratim has already decided to leave the present company.
- Debnath has't arrived yet. ( Negative )
- I have just done it. ( Not so long ago )
- They have already met. ( So they need no introduction. )
- Have you spoken to him yet? ( There is a doubt. )
- We have been to Delhi many times in the past.
- Ranjit has done this type of job many times before.
- We have talked about it in the past also.
- Have you ever been to Pelling.?
- I have never visited Sikkim in my life.
- I have never considered buying a car.
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