Short forms and long forms in the Present Perfect Simple

How to use short/contracted forms with the Present Perfect Simple

We often use short/contracted forms of auxiliaries in spoken English. The Present Perfect Simple is formed with the auxiliary have, so short/contracted forms are used frequently with this tense.

1. Affirmative forms

PronounsLong formsContracted forms
II have goneI‘ve gone
youyou have goneyou‘ve gone
he, she, ithe has gonehe‘s gone
we, you, theywe have gonewe‘ve gone

2. Negative forms

PronounsLong formsContracted forms
II have not goneI‘ve not gone
I haven’t gone
youyou have not goneyou‘ve not gone
you haven’t gone
he, she, ithe has not gonehe‘s not gone
he hasn’t gone
we, you, theythey have not gonethey‘ve not gone
they haven’t gone

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