Lumiere English Academy; How to use Verbs and their Tenses correctly (5) - The Present Perfect Tense

Lumiere English academy

A Basic Grammar

THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE  

    

I have loved

Here you will see we use the auxiliary (help) verb “to have” in conjunction (together) with the past participle of the verb to love. 

Do you see now why it was so important to study your principal parts? 

So the forms of "to have" change according to the person who is performing the action – I have, he has – but loved stays the same. 

The same would go for the past perfect (had loved) and the future tenses (shall have loved) but doesn’t because in the past tense “had” is unchanging.

EXERCISE

1. She says she (love) .............. her husband since they were at school (has loved)
2. .  I think I (understand) ............ what you have been trying to explain (have understood)
3. I (be) ………………… faithful to my wife throughout our lives together (have been)
4.  I (see) ………..... many flower arrangements but this is the loveliest (have seen)
5.  (be) …… you ever …… inside the Joane Pim Park? (Have you ever been)
6.  I (fight) …………… for the privilege of being mayor for years (have fought)
7. I (choose) ……… the brown carpet because it doesn’t show the dirt (have chosen)
8. I (sing) ………………in the school choir since Standard Seven (have sung)
9. He (repair) …………… the broken roof tiles on the house but not on the garage (has repaired)
10. He (receive) …………. a letter requesting him to come for an interview (has received)
11. (see) ………you already …… the new class teacher? (Have you already seen)
12. (meet) ………you not ……… the new student yet? (Have you not met)
13. As soon as he (reach) ………Kroonstad, he will phone to tell us so (has reached)
14.  (wash) ……… you …………  the dishes yet? (Have you washed)
15.  I (smoke) ……… not …………… a single cigarette since 1971 (I have not smoked)
16. Because I (give) ………up smoking, my emphysema has improved somewhat (Because I have given up)  
17.  She says she (wish) …………for a gold watch since she was small (has wished)
18.  Father (buy) ……………Mother a brand new car out of the box (has bought)
19. Mother …… never (look) ……… back since Father bought her a new car (Mother has never looked)
20. The employer (lose) ………… all patience with the lazy employee (has lost)
21.  (pass) ……… Richard ………… his first year at University? (Has Richard passed)
22. They (see) ……… not yet ………………. the movie of the book (They have not yet seen)
23. (choose) …………Craig …………his partner yet? (Has Craig chosen)

Dr. Luky Whittle

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Good Shepherd Church Seminary; Clergy Wear

It is important for a minister to be appropriately attired in a dignified manner.
It is helpful for the minister to wear a distinctive garb which makes the minister easily identifiable.

The wearing of clerical garb is a visible sign of belief and of ordination in the service of God having been undergone by the wearer.

A simple black graduation style robe with a white stole is a respectful and dignified uniform for a minister.
These can be purchased for a small cost from http://www.graduationmall.com/

Good Shepherd Church Seminary makes use of the robe and stole as clerical wear.
There are alternatives, such as the clergy robe section at Graduation Mall.

With kind permission of Graduation Mall
Photograph by Rev Catherine Nicolette

Lumiere Charity - Spreading the Light

LUMIERE CHARITY - OUR WORK AND VISION

Breaking News; National Vigil for Life in Dublin on 8th June

Lumiere Charity has been contacted by Youth Defence apprising of the National Vigil for Life being held on Saturday 8th June in Merrion Square Dublin at 3pm.

Why not join in the national support for the sanctity of life of the unborn child.

A child is not a disposable commodity or an unfeeling piece of matter or an inconvenience.

Lumiere firmly believes that thought should be given before calling a child into existence, as the nurturing of a child is a long term and important commitment.

If a child is conceived, God's Law clearly states that life is not to be taken.

Why not come to the National Vigil? Bring your family and friends, and show your support for mothers and babies.

In Prison? Is God reaching out to you?

Prison Fellowship;  Standing in the Breach At a graduation ceremony for students completing Prison Fellowship’s four-year Prisoners to Pastors program, a tearful dad confessed to me, "I thought my son would never complete anything but a prison sentence!" We were at South Bay Correctional Institution in Florida. Thirty-six students – who had completed hundreds of hours of rigorous theological study – were dressed up in gowns and tassels. They were like little kids in their excitement. Most of them had never walked in any kind of graduation ceremony in their lives, so this was a life-changing moment of hope and accomplishment! These graduates were being commissioned to change their prison and their communities for Jesus. One of the graduating students is particularly close to my heart. His name is Derrick, and he’s got decades of prison time still to serve. But he doesn’t mind. He’s on fire. He sees that prison as his "Jerusalem," the mission field where he can love people and spread the Gospel. Derrick’s adult daughter Christina was there to celebrate with him. She is a phenomenal, accomplished young woman. For many years, Angel Tree helped Derrick maintain his relationship with Christina when he couldn’t be with her physically.  At the graduation ceremony, Derrick and Christina weren’t allowed to hug each other, but the officers let me put an arm around each of them, so they could embrace each other through me. That’s exactly what you do when support Prison Fellowship and Angel Tree. You stand in the breach. God uses you to facilitate moments of connection, joy, and healing that would otherwise not exist.  Learn more about ways you can help atprisonfellowship.org.  For His Kingdom, Jim Liske CEO, Prison Fellowship Ministries Weekly Prayer Bulletin Prison Fellowship invites you to join us in praying for the work being done in prisons throughout the country, and for the lives being touched by this ministry. This week, please pray for Fred and his family: Please pray that my daughter can move past me being in prison again and accept me not being there on her special days. I'd give anything to be there for her. Also, that our families will regain the lost morals and values we once had and be there for each other. Also that I find strength in myself to not give up on everything I've worked so hard at to change about myself. This world also needs non-stop prayer so please pray with me. Prison Fellowship's Prayer Team offers volunteers the opportunity to take the needs of prisoners before God during regularly scheduled intervals. To learn more about the prayer team, and how you can participate, click here. Reprinted with permission of Prison Fellowship, P.O. Box 1550, Merrifield, VA 22116,  www.prisonfellowship.org

Good Shepherd Church Seminary Module 13; Your Prayer Life

GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH SEMINARY

MODULE 13

YOUR PRAYER LIFE

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER   

 

It is essential for the priest to be a person of deep prayer and personal integrity. There are different ways you can develop or deepen your spiritual practice and devotion to God.

      1) Make any important decision in your day or night after a quick prayer to God such as ‘God, please help me make the right decision. Thank you.’

      2) Call on the Angels to assist you in your daily and nightly decisions and life. Also, if you are in difficulties or in personal danger, call on the Angels to assist you. Archangel Michael is a powerful helper in times of trouble.

      3) Pray every day for some time. You can pray speaking to God quietly from your own heart. Or your can draw inspiration from reading the Gospels and the Scriptures. You can download or find prayers in the Internet, in prayer books, in churches or church bookstores which speak to your heart and help you to pray.

      4) Pray together with your family, and with your community.

      5) Worship personally and as a community regularly.

      6) Celebrate the Breaking of the Bread – the Eucharist - regularly.

      7) Pray the Lord’s Prayer

      8) Pray universal church prayers

      9) Read spiritually uplifting and enriching books. Keep a small library in your house with a Bible and spiritual books that you find helpful, if possible. Otherwise, ask to enroll at a library which has a good spiritual section, or go to a church near you and ask the pastor or priest to lend you some books from the church library.

      10) Another option is to go online to the Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship website at  www.uuchristian.org. This website offers an online chapel where you can spend time in private prayer, lighting a virtual candle. Click on ‘Light a candle’ icon at the lower right of the website page. Then follow the instructions to join the international church of believers at prayer night and day.

      11) The virtual monastery at www.uuchristian.org offer

 - Meditations

-  Prayers

-  Sermons

-  Resources and Liturgies for the Christian Year

-  Bible Study Resources

-  Monastic Schedule

Well known prayers which may assist you as priest for both personal and communal prayer are to be found in Module 4 ‘Prayer for the Priest’ see http://lumierecharity.blogspot.ie/2011/12/module-5-prayer-for-priest.html

Purchase a minister’s handbook with ceremonies and rites in them you find helpful. These are available in the store online at the Universal Life Church Seminary at www.ulcseminary.org

You may also find helpful ministers’ books with examples of church rites and ceremonies which will be a good guideline for you. Let the Spirit guide you to choose the prayers and books which will enable you to best practice your own personal ministry, and develop your unique spiritual personality and gifts.

With thanks to Rev. Ron Robinson or Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship for his gracious permission of the UUCF online chapel and virtual monastery
Image by Rev Catherine Nicolette for use copyright free