Grammar - Perfect Verbs

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What is the present perfect tense used for?

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The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and are relevant to the present.

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Identify the structure of the present perfect tense.

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The structure of the present perfect tense is 'have/has + past participle'.

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What is the past perfect tense used for?

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The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.

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Identify the structure of the past perfect tense.

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The structure of the past perfect tense is 'had + past participle'.

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What is the future perfect tense used for?

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The future perfect tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before a specified point in the future.

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Identify the structure of the future perfect tense.

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The structure of the future perfect tense is 'will have + past participle'.

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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 and is used in perfect tenses.

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Provide an example of a sentence using the present perfect tense.

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Example: 'She has finished her homework.'

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Provide an example of a sentence using the past perfect tense.

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Example: 'They had left before the rain started.'

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Provide an example of a sentence using the future perfect tense.

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Example: 'By next year, I will have graduated from college.'