Perfect Tenses

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What is the perfect tense?

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The perfect tense is a verb tense used to indicate that an action has been completed at some point in the past, present, or future.

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What are the three types of perfect tenses?

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The three types of perfect tenses are present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.

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What is the structure of the present perfect tense?

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

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Example of a sentence in present perfect tense.

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I have finished my homework.

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What is the structure of the past perfect tense?

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The past perfect tense is formed using 'had' + the past participle of the verb.

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Example of a sentence in past perfect tense.

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She had already left when I arrived.

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What is the structure of the future perfect tense?

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The future perfect tense is formed using 'will have' + the past participle of the verb.

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Example of a sentence in future perfect tense.

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They will have completed the project by next week.

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What does the present perfect tense indicate?

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The present perfect tense indicates an action that started in the past and is relevant to the present.

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What does the past perfect tense indicate?

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The past perfect tense indicates an action that was completed before another action in the past.