Simple Verb Tenses
The Perfect Tenses
One meaning of the word perfect is complete.
Sometimes we talk about actions that have
been completed. When a verb is used in the perfect
tense, it is talking about an action which
has been completed, or finished. The action is
no longer happening.
Perfect tenses are formed by using has,
have, or had with the verb. There are three perfect
tenses: present perfect, past perfect, and future
perfect.
|
Present
Perfect
use
has or have |
Past
Perfect
use
had |
Future
Perfect
use
will have or shall have |
| has/have
talked |
had
talked |
will/shall
have talked |
| has/have
jumped |
had
jumped |
will/shall
have jumped |
| has/have
filled |
had
filled |
will/shall
have filled |
| has/have
opened |
had
opened |
will/shall
have opened |
Exercise: Find the perfect tense of the
verb in each sentence.
Write PrP over it if it is present perfect.
Write PP over it if it is past perfect.
Write FP over it if it is future perfect.
- James has used those scissors to cut heavy
cardboard.
- We have enjoyed watching this science show
on TV.
- My brother has run to school many times so
he wont be late.
- Jenny and Lisa had come to the party early.
- They have gone to more baseball games than
soccer games.
- The new drugstore will have opened before
summer.
- My parents and I had traveled to Mexico three
times.
- The boys will have eaten the cake by tomorrow.
- The movie had started by now by the time we
got there.
- My father will have added three new rooms
to our house when he is done.
Write a sentence using the following perfect
tenses of the verb:
talk (present perfect)______________________________________________________
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touch (past perfect)________________________________________________________
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close (future perfect)_______________________________________________________
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