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ACTIVITY SHEET #2: Perfect Tenses of Verb

GEAR UP
MELC: Compose clear and coherent sentence using appropriate grammatical structures
(verb tenses – perfect)

At the end of this worksheet, the learners will be able to:

1. identify the perfect tenses of verb;
2. give the correct form of the verbs in perfect tenses; and
3. compose clear and coherent sentences using verbs in the perfect tense.

ENGAGE

What is Perfect Verb Tense?

Perfect verb tense is used to show an action that is complete and finished, or perfected. It is
sometimes called the complete tense. This tense is expressed by adding one of the auxiliary verbs —
have, has, or had — to the past participle form of the main verb.
While simple verb tense describes when an action was performed, is performed, or will be performed,
perfect verb tense expresses when an action was completed, is completed, or will be completed.
Simple verb tense expresses the possibility of an action happening while perfect verb tense expresses
with absolute certainty that the action will be completed.
It covers the past perfect tense, the present perfect tense, and the future perfect tense.
Three Perfect Tenses of Verb
1. Present Perfect Tense – formed by using auxiliary verbs has/have + past participle form of verb.
It has the following functions:
a. an action occurring at an indefinite time in the past
Ex. I have seen you before.
b. an action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present
Ex. I have lived in Cavite since 1984 (= and I still do.)
c. recent past actions completed just at the time of speaking
Ex. I have just finished my work.
d. an action repeated several times in the past
Ex. They have seen that film six times
e. an action performed during a period that has not yet finished.
Ex. She has been to the cinema twice this week (= and the week isn't over yet.)
The expression since and for are often taken as time markers for the present perfect tense. Other
expressions such as already, just, yet, lately, before, several times, this week, today are also used to
state the present perfect tense.
2. Past Perfect Tense – shows the relationship of two events, which occurred in the past. It expresses
or an action completed / happened earlier (past perfect tense) before another past action or state
of being happened (simple past). It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another
in the past.
It is formed by using had + past participle of the verb. The conjunctions when, before, and after
are used to connect these two past actions.
Ex. Dad had gone out when Mom arrived home.
past perfect simple past
In the example, the action of Dad going happened first before Mom’s action of arriving. The past perfect
tense shows which of the two actions was completed first.

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3. Future Perfect Tense – actions that either will be completed at some point in the future or will
continue into the future. This tense is used when projecting forward into the future and looking back
at an action that will be completed sometime later rather than now. It is most often used with a time
expressions such as by the time, by this time next week, by June 15, by 5:00 PM, and conjunction
when.
It is formed by using will/shall + have + past participle form of the verb
Ex. You will have finished your report by this time next week.

TEST
Exercise 1: Write the past participle form of the following verbs.
Base Verb Past Participle Base Verb Past Participle
Ex. watch watched feel
type make
play sit
watch be
fry begin
jog break
hit come
put do
buy speak
catch write

Exercise 2: Write the correct form of the verb according to the perfect tense.
PRESENT
BASE VERB PAST PERFECT FUTURE PERFECT
PERFECT
Ex. draw has / have drawn had drawn will have drawn
1. eat

2. fly

3. give

4. see

5. sing

REINFORCE
Exercise 1: Underline the verb in each sentence and identify its perfect tense. Write PrP if it is
present perfect, PP if it is past perfect, FP if it is future perfect.
_________ 1. The new drugstore will have opened before summer.
_________ 2. We have enjoyed watching this science show on TV.
_________ 3. My father will have added three new rooms to our house when he is done
_________ 4. Jenny and Lisa had come to the party early.
_________ 5. They have gone to more baseball games than soccer games.

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Exercise 2: Complete the sentences by writing the correct form of the verb in the parenthesis
according to present tense. Underline the time signals, conjunctions used, and other verbs to
know which perfect tense to be used.
1. Miriam (master) ______________________ this lesson by next week.
2. The boys (tear) ______________________ their uniforms today.
3. Before he __________________ Cora, he heard a lot about her.
4. My nephews (go) ______________________ to Canada for three years now.
5. After the pupils (take) _____________________ their exams, the teacher asked them to leave.
6. A strong wind (blow) _________________________ when the leaves fell off the tree.
7. My father (speak) ____________________ several times already.
8. The saleslady (give) _________ just ________________ her letter of resignation to the sales
supervisor.
9. When my mother sees my very low grades later this afternoon she (feel)
_____________________ disappointed and sad.
10. We (accomplish) ______________________ many things by the time night comes.

INTEGRATE
Directions: Talk about what you have done, had done, or will have done using perfect, past
perfect, and future perfect tense of the verb. Be guided by the given time expressions or
clauses. Write your answers on the blank.
Ex. Present Perfect I have just seen my modules for this week.
Past Perfect After I had washed the dishes, I started answering my modules.
Future Perfect By this time tomorrow, I will have finished answering my modules.

Present Perfect Tense

1. Since this morning,
______________________________________________________________.
2. ______________________________________________________________ for the last two hours.
3. ______________________________________________________________ this whole week.
4. ______________________________________________________________ many times already.

Past Perfect Tense

5. _____________________________________________________ before I watched television.
6. _____________________________________________________ when my mother called me.
7. After _____________________________________________________, I went to sleep.

Future Perfect Tense

8. When I finish Grade 6, ___________________________________________________________.
9. By six o’clock tonight, ___________________________________________________________.
10. On this day next year, ___________________________________________________________.

Scoring Guide:
1 pt. – correct form of the verb 1 pt. – correct and meaningful sentence construction
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ACTIVITY SHEET # 2.1: Perfect Progressive Tense

GEAR UP
MELC: Compose clear and coherent sentence using appropriate grammatical structures
(Verb tenses – perfect progressive)

At the end of this worksheet, the learners will be able to:

1. identify the perfect progressive tenses of verb;
2. give the correct form of the verbs in perfect progressive tenses; and
3. compose clear and coherent sentences using verbs in a perfect progressive tense.

ENGAGE
What is Perfect Progressive Tense of Verb?
The perfect progressive tense (also called the perfect continuous tense) is used to say that an event
or action is, was, or will be continually occurring (progressive) but that it is, was, or will be completed
at a later time, or that it relates to a later time (perfect). It combines perfect (completed before –
have, has, had, will have) and progressive (ongoing – been) tenses, which show that something
began, continued, and ended before another action. The perfect progressive has a present, a past,
and a future, just like other verb tenses.
Three Perfect Progressive Tenses of Verb
1. Present Perfect Progressive – indicates a continuous action that has been finished at some
point in the past or that was initiated in the past and continues to happen.
The present perfect progressive is formed by using has/have + been + ing form of the verb.
Ex. She has been sitting in class since early this morning.
In the sentence, the action, sitting, shows a continuing action that started in the past and continues to
happen. The emphasis is on the duration or how long the action occurred and the time it was completed.
2. Past Perfect Progressive –describes a past, ongoing action that occurred before another past
action in time or interrupted another past action.
The past perfect progressive is formed by using had + been + ing form of the verb
Ex. Before her family moved, she had been attending a private school.
simple past past perfect progressive
In the sentence, the action, attending, shows a continuing action that happened in the past when another
past action happened, which is moving.
Notice how the past perfect progressive often includes the adverbs for and since to express
duration. You will also see the adverbs before, when or by the time used to introduce a second
action that uses a simple past tense.
3. Future Perfect Progressive – describes a future, ongoing action that will occur before a specified
future time. It tells us that a continuous action will be completed at, or a time in the future. The
continuous action may have started at any time in the past, present, or future, but it always ends
on or relates to a point in the future.
The future perfect progressive is formed \by using will + have + been + ing form of the verb
Ex. By the end of the day, he will have been working on the project for six hours.
In the sentence, the action, working, shows an ongoing action that will be completed at some time in the
future.
The future perfect progressive may also show two actions. For example, in the sentence “I will
have been working for 35 years by the time I retire.”, it shows an ongoing action to completed in
the future in relation to another action. Notice that the second planned action, retire, is in the simple
present.
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TEST
Directions: Write the correct form of the verb according to the perfect progressive tense.
Base form of the verb Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive
Ex. read has/have been reading had been reading will have been reading
1. drink

2. think

3. travel

4. study

5. share

REINFORCE
Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct perfect progressive form of the verb in
the parenthesis. Write your answers on the blank.
Present Perfect Progressive
1. My cat, Berlin, (sleep) ____________________________ since this morning.
2. His sister Tokyo (eat) ___________________________ all day long.
3. My friends (read) ___________________________ this book for a month now.
4. The pupils (work) _____________________________ on their project for the last three days.

Past Perfect Progressive

5. It (rain) _____________________________ for two days before it stopped.
6. She (live) ______________________________ there since she was a child.
7. We (drive) _____________________________ on the road when a rock flew up and hit our car.

Future Perfect Progressive

8. Next year, we (go) _________________________ to the same school for 7 years.
9. When my grandparents finally arrive, I (prepare) ___________________________ for their
food for 8 hours.
10. In the next few years, we (wash) ______________________________ our hands more often
than ever before

INTEGRATE
Directions: Answer the following questions using the correct perfect progressive form of the
verb. Write your answers on the blank.
Example: What have you been doing after doing your chores?
I have been resting all day after doing my chores.

Present Perfect Progressive

1. What have you been doing after eating breakfast?
_____________________________________________________________________________

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2. What have you been working on for the last two hours?
_____________________________________________________________________________

Past Perfect Progressive

3. What have you been doing when your Mom woke you up this morning?
_____________________________________________________________________________

4. What have you been doing before you answered your activity sheets?
_____________________________________________________________________________

Future Perfect Progressive

5. What will you have been doing by 6:00 PM tonight?
_____________________________________________________________________________

6. What will you have completed by at 10:AM tomorrow?

_____________________________________________________________________________

Scoring Guide: 1 pt. – correct form of the verb 1 pt. – correct and meaningful sentence construction

ASSESS
Directions: Read each question carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank.
_______ 1. Which three auxiliary verbs are used before the main verb to show perfect verb tense?
a. is, are, was c. has, have, had
b. do, does, did d. will be, shall be, going to
_______ 2. What is the form of the main verb used to show perfect progressive tense?
a. -d/-ed form b. -ing form c. past participle form d. base form
_______ 3. Which verb tense is a combination of perfect (completed before) and progressive
(ongoing) tenses, which show that something began, continued, and ended before
another action?
a. Simple Tense c. Perfect Tense
b. Progressive Tense d. Perfect Progressive Tense
_______ 3. In this sentence, “If he keeps this up, the neighbor’s dog will have been barking all
night.”, what is the tense of the underlined verb?
c. Present Perfect c. Future Perfect
d. Present Perfect Progressive d. Future Perfect Progressive
_______ 4. In the sentence “Mr. Reyes had been thinking about solutions to his problem.”, what is
the tense of the verb?
a. Present Perfect c. Future Perfect
b. Past Perfect d. none of the three
_______ 5. What is the past participle of drink?
a. drink b. drinking c. drunk d. drank
_______ 6. What is the form of the verb “run” if used in future perfect tense?
a. will run b. will be running c. will have run d. will have ran
_______ 7. Which sentence is in the present perfect progressive tense?
a. I have told you what to do.
b. I have been telling you what to do.
c. I told you what to do.
d. I was telling you what to do.

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_______ 8. Which sentence is in the past progressive form?

a. I have been waiting for a long time now.
b. I had waited for a long time when the bus arrived.
c. I had been waiting for a long time when the bus arrived.
d. I will have been waiting for a long time by the time the bus arrives.
_______ 9. Which form of the verb will best complete the sentence, “She (learn) ___________
English before she went to America.”?
a. had been learning c. will have learned
b. will have been learning d. was learning
_______ 10. Which time signal is commonly used for present perfect tense?
a. already b. for c. since d. all three

SHARPEN
Directions: Study the different actions / activities shown in the picture. Write sentences that
talk about what the people are doing in the picture using the perfect tenses and perfect
progressive tenses of verb.

1. Present Perfect Tense

_____________________________________________________________________________

2. Past Perfect Tense

_____________________________________________________________________________

3. Future Perfect Tense

_____________________________________________________________________________

4. Present Perfect Progressive Tense

_____________________________________________________________________________

5. Past Perfect Progressive Tense

_____________________________________________________________________________

6. Future Perfect Progressive Tense

_____________________________________________________________________________

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RUBRIC
Criteria Standard Point Score

Tense of Verb The correct form of the verb was used in the sentence. 1

Time Expression Appropriate time expressions were used in each sentence. 1

Sentence Construction The sentence has a complete thought / make sense. 1

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