Common mistake Agreement: 'have' + past/present tense

Agreement: 'have' + past/present tense

One common mistake in English grammar is the incorrect agreement between the auxiliary verb "have" and the past or present tense of the main verb. This mistake often occurs when forming perfect tenses or when expressing possession.

Possible agreement error -- use the past participle here.

Incorrect: I have went to the store.
Correct: I have gone to the store.

Possible agreement error -- use the past participle here.

Incorrect: They have ate dinner already.
Correct: They have eaten dinner already.

Possible agreement error – use the past participle here.

Incorrect: She has drank all the water.
Correct: She has drunk all the water.

Possible agreement error – use the past participle here.

Incorrect: He has ran five miles today.
Correct: He has run five miles today.

Possible agreement error – use the past participle here.

Incorrect: We have saw that movie before.
Correct: We have seen that movie before.

Possible agreement error – use the past participle here.

Incorrect: The cat has went outside.
Correct: The cat has gone outside.

Note: 'went' is a past participle of "wend". Did you mean 'gone' (past participle of "go")?

Incorrect: I have went to school.
Correct: I have gone to school.

Note: "went" is a past participle of "wend". Did you mean 'gone' (past participle of "go")?

Incorrect: They have went on vacation.
Correct: They have gone on vacation.

Note: "went" is a past participle of "wend". Did you mean 'gone' (past participle of "go")?

Incorrect: She has went to the party.
Correct: She has gone to the party.

Use the past participle after the modal (auxiliary) verb '\1'.

Incorrect: They should of went to the concert.
Correct: They should have gone to the concert.

Use the past participle after the modal (auxiliary) verb '\1'.

Incorrect: I could of went to the game.
Correct: I could have gone to the game.

Linguix grammar checker is a helpful tool for catching and correcting these agreement errors, allowing you to write with confidence and accuracy.

Agreement: 'have' + past/present tense mistake examples

Incorrect:
I must have wrote that.

Correct:
I must have written that.
Incorrect:
It is shown when a technical error has appear

Correct:
It is shown when a technical error has appeared
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And I have was there.

Correct:
And I have been there.
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I must have write to you.

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I must have written to you.
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I've modify this.

Correct:
I've modified this.
Incorrect:
I could have wrote this letter.

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I could have written this letter.
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... and you should have write access code, not accessy code.

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... and you should have written access code, not accessy code.
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They have norm some of the data.

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They have normed some of the data.
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Tom wasn't the one who told me I didn't have do that.

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Tom wasn't the one who told me I didn't have done that.
Incorrect:
I have see pictures of her in a Kabyle dress.

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I have seen pictures of her in a Kabyle dress.
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A few books that he have were French novels.
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A few books which they has are French novels.
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Do you have Word 2016 or later?
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I must have written that.
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I must have done that.
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I have liked her.
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It has become difficult.
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We have air conditioning.
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We do not have soap.
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We have soap.
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We do have soap.
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The family that he had was his cousin and his sister.
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The family that my friend had was his cousin and his sister.
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The contract not only has meter #9614 attached to it but also ...
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The conversation that you and I had was prior to these changes.
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The one question I had was whether or not we wanted to put in the RFP our objective in terms of income from the facility.
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Must have program/project management experience.
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In the Sahara region some oases have palm trees.
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Jens, I think I have cc'ed you on this.
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She will be able to help you with expense reports, business travel, conference room booking and any other needs you may have while I am away.
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I had curry and rice last night.
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It had feature limitations such as...
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A few books that he has are French novels.
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A few books which they have are French novels.
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He has lied to me again and again.
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What little money I had was stolen.
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...was probably true and that what little sex he had was probably "a mixture of voyeurism and...
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I've didn't mistyped it.
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We've don't made an error.
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We have google analytics.
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The job I had was in Germany.
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All that I have was myself.
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A rabbit has long ears.
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The tool my teacher had was archaic.
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The new job I have is about plumbing.
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... but those who have say the training is vague on this point.
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The idea's we have are all stupid.
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The problems I have are all related to something else.
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Do you have pen and paper?
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Make sure that the candidate has pen and paper for the written test.
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Do you have bicycle in your garage?
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... and you should have write access there.
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Logistics needs either (1) have Deal #254839 extended, (2) new deal, or (3) approval to...
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For any additional questions that you may have please contact me.
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Any questions that you may have please bring with you.
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When the basis vectors have norm 1, the coordinate functionals e*n have...
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... the coordinate functionals e*n have norm ≤ 2C in the dual of X.
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The outbreak has had ripple effects across every industry.
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I have index.php changes
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The only chance I have had was when I was there.
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Dear Dr. Lay, as I read in Enron's web site, the list of awards you have are leadership and creativity.
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This hotel has valet parking.
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What I'm trying to have are papers on the Silver Leaf resort thingy.
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What I like to have are papers on the Silver Leaf resort thingy.
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What I really would like to have are papers on the Silver Leaf resort thingy.
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it might be a belts and suspenders idea to have Drew look at it quickly.
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The contacts on the allocation statements that we do have are not returning phone calls.
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We will have Exhibit B in hand first thing tomorrow via FEDEX to confirm this.
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Not all his surviving works have yet been studied, but some of the ones that have are given below.
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Any comments that you might have are more than welcome.
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Yes, you should have Unify Estate access.
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The only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.
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The options that my brother should have are the only ...
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The options my brother should have are the only ...
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The options he should have are the only ...

Incorrect:
I have already forgot their names.

Correct:
I have already forgotten their names.
Incorrect:
I must have always wrote that.

Correct:
I must have always written that.
Incorrect:
It has often rain this summer.

Correct:
It has often rained this summer.
Incorrect:
Had there was a problem, you could have...

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Had there been a problem, you could have...
Incorrect:
After we had last spoke, in November, I was contacted by the...

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After we had last spoked|spoken, in November, I was contacted by the...
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I have not send it yet.

Correct:
I have not sent it yet.
Incorrect:
I've also include some info.

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I've also included some info.
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I have already forgotten their names.
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I have always done that.
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I have nothing better to do.
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I have way better to do.
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I have always liked her.
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The country is dry: it had little rain this summer.
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I'm always bored with films that have little action.
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They have much rain all the year round.
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That dinner they had together was delicious.
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The tea we had there was excellent.
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You had far better stay here.
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I have significantly lower levels of alcohol in my blood.
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I love Poland, they have lovely people.
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The Cichorioidea has only ray florets, with a 5+0 scheme – all five petals form...
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... are diffusible ligands and thus can have long range effects.
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You don't have enough push.
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You should have enough sense not to drink, at least during your illness.
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We have hot water.
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... from the sponsors and investors who have firsthand experience in issuing and investing in debt.
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Do you have hard evidence?
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I've already RSVP'd for Thurs.
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Do you have first aid ice packs?
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In even numbered years, the NL West had home field advantage.
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The only thing I have now are memories.
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We have only option 2 available.
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We have only option #2 available.
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FERC should have same cap they allow for New York.
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... and we will not have hard copy for roughly 30 days.
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... but had there was sufficient information, we could have...
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For any additional questions that you may have please contact me.
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If there are any conflicts that you have please see me on an individual basis.
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Antidepressant responders had significantly better Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) scores over time.

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I have always done that.
Incorrect:
I have not always wrote that.

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I have not always written that.
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I have always liked her.

Incorrect:
I have like her since I first met her.

Correct:
I have liked her since I first met her.
Incorrect:
I have cc you on this message.

Correct:
I have cc'd you on this message.
Incorrect:
Tom hopes that Mary knows that she has do everything John has told her to do.

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Tom hopes that Mary knows that she has done everything John has told her to done.
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I have liked her since I first met her.
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Noun: If we have company we will break out the beer.
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Noun: If the members of this club have company they must be on their best behaviour.
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The person has Type I Diabetes.
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Layla wasn't an educated woman and all she had was her virtue.
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Layla wasn't an educated woman and all that she had was her virtue.
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Layla wasn't an educated woman and all the things she had were her ...
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I'd love to have dinner one evening if that suits.
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Have fun you guys.
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I'd love to have lunch one day.
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I have people I need to talk to.
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Tom has type one diabetes.
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Do you have proof that God exists?
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I don't have job We need all the food we can get.
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The integers and the rational numbers have rank one, as well as every subgroup of the rationals.

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Have you like her?

Correct:
Have you liked her?
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Have you liked Dutch jazz music?
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Have you seen her?
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Have you thought of any good plans?
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Let's have them share the event details.
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Had I better go with you?
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Have him call me.
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Have US export restrictions catalysed a new wave of investment in self-sufficiency?
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Have you people lost your minds?

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What have you did?

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What have you done?
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What have you seen?
Incorrect:
Where have you were?

Correct:
Where have you been?
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What had I better do?

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We do have soap.
Incorrect:
I could have went to Italy.

Correct:
I could have gone to Italy.

Incorrect:
Have you went to Italy?

Correct:
Have you gone to Italy?
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Have you liked Dutch jazz music?
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Have you seen her?

Incorrect:
Where have you went?

Correct:
Where have you gone?
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What have you seen?

Incorrect:
The impact had broke my foot.

Correct:
The impact had broken my foot.
Incorrect:
If he had not fell, he would not have died.

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If he had not fallen|felled, he would not have died.
Incorrect:
I had rose before the break of day.

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I had risen before the break of day.
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She had often sang many good songs.

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She had often sung many good songs.
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The impact had broken my foot.
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The block of wood had saw marks on it.
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...operational abilities the armed forces had were gradually destroyed by politicisation of...
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...child, only children from wealthy families had ringed notebooks.
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They had broke all the rules.
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The sun had rose before I awoke.
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He had drank that too quickly.

Incorrect:
She has not broke her foot.

Correct:
She has not broken her foot.
Incorrect:
She has unfortunately fell.

Correct:
She has unfortunately fallen|felled.
Incorrect:
The sun has rose already.

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The sun has risen already.
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She has sang many good songs.

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She has sung many good songs.
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She has not broken her foot.
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The block of wood has saw marks on it.
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...operational abilities the organization has were gradually destroyed by the...
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...a child from a wealthy family who has ringed notebooks.
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He has drank that too quickly.

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