distance learning ELA Perfect Tense Verbs #1

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What is the present perfect tense?

Back

The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and are relevant to the present. It is formed using 'has' or 'have' followed by the past participle of the verb.

Front

Provide an example of a sentence in the present perfect tense.

Back

I have learned how to count to ten backwards.

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What is the past perfect tense?

Back

The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action took place in the past. It is formed using 'had' followed by the past participle of the verb.

Front

Provide an example of a sentence in the past perfect tense.

Back

Monkeys had leaped from tree to tree in search of food.

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What is the future perfect tense?

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The future perfect tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before a specified point in the future. It is formed using 'will have' followed by the past participle of the verb.

Front

Provide an example of a sentence in the future perfect tense.

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My cousins will have skied down the mountain five times.

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How do you form the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense is formed by using 'has' or 'have' + the past participle of the verb.

Front

Is the sentence 'We have played this game a thousand times' in the past perfect tense?

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No, it is in the present perfect tense.

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What is the difference between present perfect and past perfect tense?

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Present perfect tense refers to actions relevant to the present, while past perfect tense refers to actions completed before another past action.

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What auxiliary verbs are used in the perfect tenses?

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The auxiliary verbs used in perfect tenses are 'has', 'have', and 'had'.