Explore Perfect

Tenses

Done by :
-Adham Ahmed
-Youssef Haytham
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What are Perfect tenses describe actions that

happened in the past, present, or future
Perfect and indicate that they are complete or
ongoing.
Tenses?

They are formed using have/has/had +

past participle of the verb.

She has eaten, I had finished my work,

They will have danced for two hours.

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Present Perfect Tense

• Usage :

Describes past events that have present relevance or ongoing

actions from the past that continue into the present.
• Structure :

Subject + has/have + past participle of the verb.

• Examples :

She has celebrated her birthday, They have been here for two
weeks, He has lost his wallet.

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Past Perfect Tense

• Usage:
Describes an action that was completed before another action in the
past.
• Structure:
Subject + had + past participle of the verb.
• Examples:
He had left before I arrived, She had finished her work by the time
we got there, They had already eaten when I joined them.

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Future Perfect Tense

• Usage :
Describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in
the future.
• Structure :
Subject + will have + past participle of the verb.
• Examples :
I will have graduated by next year, He will have finished his book by
the end of this month, They will have travelled around the world by
2030.

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Perfect Tenses in
Sentences
Active Voice :
• He has written two novels.

• She had been cooking for an hour before the guests arrived.

• I will have completed five years at this company next month.

Passive Voice:
• Two novels have been written by him.

• The food had been cooked for an hour before the guests arrived.

• Five years will have been completed by me at this company next

month.

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Summary Perfect Tenses :

• Are used to describe actions that happened in the
past, present or future and indicate that they are
complete or ongoing.
Structure :
• Are formed using have/has/had + past participle of
the verb.
Examples :
• She has eaten, I had finished my work, They will
have danced for two hours.

Now that you have a better understanding of perfect tenses, you can
communicate more effectively and precisely in English.