Form the perfect verb tenses
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1. What Are Perfect Tenses?
Perfect tenses show actions that are completed in relation to another time. They use a form of the verb “have” with the past participle of the main verb.
2. Three Types of Perfect Tenses
Present Perfect Tense – Shows an action that started in the past and continues into the present OR was completed at an unknown time before now.
Formula: has/have + past participle
Examples:
- She has finished her homework.
- They have lived here for five years.
Past Perfect Tense – Shows an action that was completed before another past event.
Formula: had + past participle
Examples:
- I had eaten before they arrived.
- She had studied before the test.
Future Perfect Tense – Shows an action that will be completed before a specific future time.
Formula: will have + past participle
Examples:
- By tomorrow, we will have finished the project.
- She will have traveled to five countries by next year.
3. Common Past Participles
Some verbs have irregular past participles:
- Go → gone
- Eat → eaten
- Write → written
- Take → taken
- See → seen
4. Time Expressions Used with Perfect Tenses
- Present Perfect: since, for, ever, never, already, yet
- Past Perfect: before, after, by the time
- Future Perfect: by, by the time, before, in (a certain time)
5. Practice Sentences
Fill in the blanks using the correct perfect tense:
- She ____ (write) three books so far. (Present Perfect)
- We ____ (finish) the work before they arrived. (Past Perfect)
- By next week, they ____ (complete) their training. (Future Perfect)
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