Perfect verb tense

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What is the Past Perfect tense?

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The Past Perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Example: 'She had finished her homework before dinner.'

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What is the Present Perfect tense?

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The Present Perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time before now. Example: 'I have visited Paris.'

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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 specific point in the future. Example: 'By next year, I will have graduated.'

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Identify the tense: 'They had played soccer before it started to rain.'

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Past Perfect

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Identify the tense: 'I have read that book three times.'

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Present Perfect

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Identify the tense: 'She will have completed her project by Friday.'

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Future Perfect

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Complete the sentence: 'By the time he arrived, I _______ my homework.'

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had finished

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Complete the sentence: 'I _______ my lunch already.'

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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 (e.g., 'had gone').

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What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense?

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The structure is 'has/have' + past participle (e.g., 'have seen').