Who wants to take a quiz? Of course you do! It’s a grammar quiz – and of course you don’t. Too bad; here it is: Present Perfect. I know – there’s nothing perfect about the present. I meant Present Perfect Tense. I know – could things get any more tense? You’re still not with me. The Present Perfect Tense describes something that began in the past and is still happening – like this interminable introduction. Present Perfect tense is formed by the word have or has followed by the past participle of a verb. For instance this introduction has shaken my trust in humanity. Which is a bit extreme, don’t you think? A better example would be all of the song titles in my playlist. Yes, it was another one of my self-indulgent and utterly futile attempts to Make Grammar Great Again (MGGA!) with a Musical Tribute to the Present Perfect Tense.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- WE’VE JUST BEGUN / Sinne Eeg / “We’ve Just Begun”
- HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES? / Tony Bennett & Stan Getz / “Jazz”
- I’VE GOT A LOT OF LIVING TO DO / Sarah Vaughan / “Live At Rosy’s”
- I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Standing Room Only”
- I HAVE THE FEELING I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE / Greta Matassa / “Two For The Road”
- I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE / Lorraine Craig & National Youth Jazz Orch. / “Shades of Blue & Green”
- WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE / Erroll Garner / “Night Concert”
- I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES / Joe Williams / “Ballad & Blues Master”
- I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella At Zardi’s”
- AFTER YOU’VE GONE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Phil Collins / “50 Years In Music”
- I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER / Lea DeLaria / “Play It Cool”
- HAVEN’T WE MET? / Kenny Rankin / “Because Of You”
- I NEVER HAS SEEN SNOW / Hilary Gardner & Ehud Asherie / “The Late Set”
- I’VE BEEN AROUND / Frank Sinatra Jr. & Tierney Sutton & Pat Williams / “Home Suite Home”
- I’VE FOUND A NEW BABY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockhlm”
- I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE / Lorez Alexandria / “Alexandria The Great”
- I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING / Kenny Washington / “What’s The Hurry”
- I’VE GOT NO STRINGS / Gina Saputo / “Swingin’ On A Star”
- I MUST HAVE BEEN BLIND / Tim Buckley / “Blue Afternoon”
- I’VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE / Brad Meldau Trio / “Anything Goes”
- I HAVEN’T GOT ANYTHING BETTER TO DO / Jackie Ryan / “Doozy”
- YOU’VE CHANGED / George Michael / “Symphonica”
- I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD / Heather Masse & Dick Hyman / “Lock My Heart”
- I HAVE DREAMED / Kurt Elling & Branford Marsalis / “The Questions”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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