PERFECT VERB TENSE

PERFECT VERB FORMS

PERFECT TENSE

Perfect tenses give information about the time frame of an action's completion.

This Tense indicates the action of the verb has been completed by a specific point in the past, present, or future.

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​Present perfect: describes an event that has already been completed in the present.

To form the present perfect tense: use have or has + the past participle (-ed, -en) form of the verb.

Example: I have walked to school for five years.

Example: Dad has written many stories of his childhood.

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PAST PERFECT: THE ACTION WAS COMPLETED BEFORE A SPECIFIED TIME IN THE PAST.

TO FORM THE PAST PERFECT TENSE, YOU WILL USE: HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE (-ED, -EN) FORM OF THE VERB.

EXAMPLE: WE HAD CONSIDERED SEVERAL ALTERNATIVE PLANS.

EXAMPLE: BILL HAD FINISHED PACKING BEFORE THE TAXI ARRIVED.

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FUTURE PERFECT: THE ACTION WILL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY A SPECIFIED TIME IN THE FUTURE.

TO FORM THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE: USE WILL HAVE OR SHALL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE (-ED, -EN) FORM OF THE VERB.

EXAMPLE: IN TEN YEARS, THE ORIGINAL INVESTMENT WILL HAVE DOUBLED.

EXAMPLE: THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE USED ALL THEIR PAPER BY DECEMBER.

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The Johnsons

three times in the past year. (move - present perfect)

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They

everything they wanted to by the end of their vacation.

(see - past perfect)

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By the end of their tour, the group

in eleven cities. (perform - future perfect)

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Sharon

to her counselor earlier in the day. (talk - past perfect)

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We

very fond of our new neighbors. (grow - present perfect)

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Margie

before the spring semester. (graduate - future perfect)

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We

three times this week. (exercise - present perfect)

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The manager

to the pitcher twice by that time. (talk - past perfect)

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I

the whole kitchen by the time Mom returns. (clean - future perfect)

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The rescuers

the area for the past three hours. (search - present perfect)