Activity 3.4: Perfect Tenses of Verbs

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What is the present perfect verb tense?

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The present perfect verb tense describes actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and are relevant to the present. It is formed using 'has' or 'have' + past participle (e.g., 'She has finished her homework.').

Front

Which helping verbs are used in the present perfect tense?

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The helping verbs used in the present perfect tense are 'has' and 'have.'

Front

What is the past perfect verb tense?

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The past perfect verb tense describes actions that were completed before another action in the past. It is formed using 'had' + past participle (e.g., 'He had left before I arrived.').

Front

What is the structure of a sentence in the past perfect tense?

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A sentence in the past perfect tense typically follows the structure: Subject + had + past participle (e.g., 'They had played soccer before it started to rain.').

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What is the difference between past perfect and present perfect?

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Past perfect refers to actions completed before another past action, while present perfect refers to actions that occurred at an unspecified time and are relevant to the present.

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

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An example of a sentence using the present perfect tense is: 'I have visited Paris three times.'

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

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An example of a sentence using the past perfect tense is: 'She had already eaten when I called her.'

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What is the future perfect verb tense?

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The future perfect verb tense describes actions that will be completed before a specified point in the future. It is formed using 'will have' + past participle (e.g., 'By next year, I will have graduated.').

Front

What is a helping verb?

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A helping verb (or auxiliary verb) is a verb that accompanies a main verb to form a verb phrase, indicating tense, mood, or voice (e.g., 'is,' 'are,' 'was,' 'were,' 'has,' 'have,' 'had').

Front

What is the role of the verb 'had' in past tense verbs?

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The verb 'had' is used as a helping verb in the past perfect tense to indicate that an action was completed before another past action.