Using Perfect

Verb Tenses
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Hello!
What is a participle?
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▪ As we learn about perfect tenses, you will

hear the word past participle often.
▪ The past participle is the same as the past
tense of most verbs.
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The present perfect tense states an

action that began in the past but is still
happening.

The helping verb has or have is added

BEFORE the past-participle form of the
main verb.
 So, What Are ▪ In English, the word perfect means “made
PERFECT Verb complete” or “completely done.”
▪ Perfect verb tenses show action already
Tenses? completed.
▪ There are three perfect verb tenses:
present perfect, past perfect,
and future perfect.
How Are Perfect ▪ All perfect tense verbs use some form of the
Verb helping verb have:
▪ Present tense of have = have
Tenses Formed? ▪ Past tense of have = had
▪ Future tense of have = will have

▪ All perfect tense verbs use the past tense of the

MAIN verb (the one the perfect verb helps).
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Derek has practiced his cello a lot.
▫ What is the past-participle?
▫ Practiced

▫ Which word is the helping verb?

Example: ▫ Has

What makes this sentence in present perfect tense?

▫ It began in the past (practicED), but is still
happening right now.
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▪ The past perfect tense states an action that began in the past AND was
completed in the past.
▪ The helping verb had is added before the past-participle form of the main verb.
▪ Example:
▫ He had practiced for an hour.
▫ What is the past-participle?
▫ practiced
▫ Which word is the helping verb?
▫ had
▫ What makes this sentence in past perfect tense?
▫ It began AND ended in the past
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▪ The future perfect tense states an action that began in the past and will end at a specific time
in the future.
▪ The helping verbs will have are added before the past participle form of the main verb.
▪ Example:
▫ By concert time, he will have practiced enough.
▫ What is the past-participle?
▫ practiced
▫ Which word is the helping verb?
▫ will have
▫ What makes this sentence in future perfect tense?
▫ The action began in the past and will end at a specific time in the future (by
concert time)
Example of PRESENT PERFECT Verb Tense

▪ Present perfect = have

I have met her.

PRESENT tense of PAST tense of
helping verb, have main verb, meet
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What tense is the following sentence in?

▪ Our band teacher, Mr. Huan, has planned this concert for
months.

▪ We have practiced the music for “Peter and the Wolf.”

▪ A month ago, we had asked our headmaster to read the

narration.
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What tense is the following sentence in?

▪ Our band teacher, Mr. Huan, has planned this concert for
months.-Present perfect

▪ We have practiced the music for “Peter and the Wolf.”-

Present perfect

▪ A month ago, we had asked our headmaster to read the

narration.-Past perfect
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What tense ▪ She has performed the spoken part many

is the times.
following
sentence
▪ After this concert, she will have narrated
in?
the piece five times.

▪ She had been an actor before becoming a

principal.
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▪ She has performed the spoken part

many times.
▫ Present perfect
What tense is ▪ After this concert, she will have
the following narrated the piece five times.
sentence in? ▫ Future perfect
▪ She had been an actor before becoming
a principal.
▫ Past perfect
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▪ Alexis has slept for two hours so far.

What is the verb ▪
Riley will have slept for 12 hours by 9:00
in the sentence am tomorrow.
and what tense is
the sentence in? ▪ Jordan had slept for eight hours before the
alarm rang.
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▪ Alexis has slept for two hours so far.

▫ Has slept-Present perfect
What is the ▪ Riley will have slept for 12 hours by 9:00 am
verb in the tomorrow.
sentence and ▫ Will have slept-Future perfect
what tense is ▪ Jordan had slept for eight hours before the
the sentence alarm rang.
in? ▫ Had slept-Past perfect
More Examples of PRESENT Perfect Verb Tense

bleed = have bled

bring = have brought
sit = have sat
leave = have left
understand = have understood
PRACTICE: PRESENT Perfect Verb Tense

Write the PRESENT perfect verb tense.

1. jump
2. kick
3. help
4. drink
5. love
PRACTICE ANSWERS: PRESENT Perfect Verb
Tense
Write the PRESENT perfect verb tense.

1. jump = have jumped

2. kick = have kicked
3. help = have helped
4. drink = have drank
5. love = have loved
PRACTICE: PAST PERFECT Verb Tense

Write the PAST perfect tense.

1. joke
2. talk
3. admire
4. listen
5. whisper
PRACTICE ANSWERS: PAST PERFECT Verb Tense

Write the PAST perfect tense.

1. joke = had joked

2. talk = had talked
3. admire = had admired
4. listen = had listened
5. whisper= had whispered
More Examples of bend = will have bent
FUTURE
PERFECT Verb sleep = will have slept
Tense
dig = will have dug

win = will have won

find = will have found

PRACTICE: Write the future perfect tense.
FUTURE
PERFECT Verb
Tense 1. jump

2. climb

3. look

4. marry

5. vote
 Write the future perfect tense.
PRACTICE
1. jump = will have jumped
ANSWERS:
FUTURE 2. climb = will have climbed
PERFECT Verb
3. look = will have looked
Tense
4. marry = will have married

5. vote = will have voted

 Write the PRESENT, PAST, and FUTURE perfect
verb tense of each verb (example:
sting =
Let’s Review! have stung/had stung/will have
stung).
1. count 6. do
2. cheat 7. clean
3. begin 8. bite
4. build 9. choose
5. buy 10. sweep
Let’s Practice Answers!
1. have counted/had counted/will have counted
2. have cheated/had cheated/will have cheated
3. have begun/had begun/will have begun
4. have built/had built/will have built
5. have bought/had bought/will have bought
6. have done/had done/will have done
7. have cleaned/had cleaned/will have cleaned
8. have bitten/had bitten/will have bitten
9. have chosen/had chosen/will have chosen
10. have swept/had swept/will have swept
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Thanks!
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