Perfect Tenses

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What is the Perfect Tense?

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The Perfect Tense is used to describe actions that have been completed at some point in the past, present, or future.

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What is the structure of the Present Perfect Tense?

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The structure is 'has/have + past participle'. For example, 'I have eaten.'

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What is the structure of the Past Perfect Tense?

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The structure is 'had + past participle'. For example, 'She had finished her homework.'

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What is the structure of the Future Perfect Tense?

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The structure is 'will have + past participle'. For example, 'They will have completed the project.'

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When do we use the Present Perfect Tense?

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We use it to describe actions that happened at an unspecified time before now.

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When do we use the Past Perfect Tense?

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We use it to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.

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When do we use the Future Perfect Tense?

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We use it to describe an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.

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What is a past participle?

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A past participle is a verb form used in perfect tenses, often ending in -ed for regular verbs (e.g., 'walked').

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Give an example of Present Perfect Tense.

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Example: 'I have visited Paris.'

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Give an example of Past Perfect Tense.

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Example: 'He had left before I arrived.'