Perfect Tense

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What is the Perfect Tense?

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The Perfect Tense is a verb tense used to indicate actions that have been completed at some point in the past or that have relevance to the present.

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What is the structure of the Present Perfect Tense?

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The structure is: Subject + has/have + past participle (e.g., I have eaten).

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What is the structure of the Past Perfect Tense?

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The structure is: Subject + had + past participle (e.g., 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: Subject + will have + past participle (e.g., They will have arrived by noon).

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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 or that started in the past and continue to the present.

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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 that typically ends in -ed for regular verbs (e.g., walked) and varies for irregular verbs (e.g., gone, seen).

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Give an example of a sentence in the Present Perfect Tense.

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I have visited Paris.

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Give an example of a sentence in the Past Perfect Tense.

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She had already left when I arrived.