Tenses in Time: Perfectly Phrased

What is the present perfect tense used for?

• The present perfect tense is used to describe ongoing actions without any time reference.

• The present perfect tense is used for actions that have relevance to the present or that occurred at an unspecified time in the past.

• The present perfect tense is used for actions that will happen in the future.

• The present perfect tense is used exclusively for actions completed in the past.

Choose the correct form: She ___ (to finish) her homework already.

• has finished

• has finish

• finishes has

• finished has

Identify the error: They have went to the store.

• They have gone to the store.

• They went to the store.

• They have go to the store.

• They have gone to store.

What is the structure of the past perfect tense?

• had + past participle

• was + past participle

• had + present participle

• will + base form

Fill in the blank: By the time he arrived, I ___ (to leave).

• had been leaving

• was leaving

• left

• had left

Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?

• I am finishing my homework now.

• I finished my homework yesterday.

• I will finish my homework later.

• I have finished my homework.

Transform this sentence to past perfect: I eat breakfast.

• I eat breakfasted.

• I have eaten breakfast.

• I had eaten breakfast.

• I was eating breakfast.

What time expressions are commonly used with present perfect?

• always

• sometimes

• tomorrow

• ever, never, just, already, yet, for, since

Choose the correct form: They ___ (to see) that movie before.

• have seen

• seen have

• have see

• saw

Explain the difference between present perfect and past perfect.

• Present perfect is used for future actions; past perfect is for ongoing actions.

• Present perfect describes actions that will happen; past perfect is for actions that are currently happening.

• Present perfect indicates relevance to the present; past perfect indicates an action completed before another past action.

• Present perfect indicates a completed action; past perfect indicates an action that is still ongoing.