Perfect Verb Tenses

Identify the perfect tense verb in the following sentence: She has finished her homework.

• had finished

• has finished

• will finish

• is finishing

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence uses the past perfect tense?

• She had already finished her homework before the movie started.

• I am finishing my work when the meeting ended.

• They have already eaten dinner before the party begins.

• He will finish his homework after the movie starts.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the perfect tense verb in the following sentence: They had gone to the beach before it started raining.

• have gone

• will go

• was going

• had gone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the difference between present perfect and past perfect tense?

• The present perfect tense is used for ongoing actions, while the past perfect tense is used for completed actions.

• The present perfect tense is used for future actions, while the past perfect tense is used for present actions.

• The present perfect tense is used to describe an action that has been completed at the present time, while the past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before a certain point in the past.

• The present perfect tense is used for actions that will happen in the future, while the past perfect tense is used for actions that happened in the distant past.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the perfect tense verb in the following sentence: I have never seen such a beautiful sunset.

• have seen

• has seeing

• had seen

• have saw

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence uses the present perfect tense?

• I am finishing my homework

• I have finished my homework.

• I will finish my homework

• I finished my homework

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the perfect tense verb in the following sentence: The chef has prepared a delicious meal for us.

• will prepare

• is preparing

• had prepared

• has prepared

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What are the helping verbs used in forming perfect tense verbs?

• do, does, did

• is, am, are

• will, would, shall

• have, has, had

The past perfect verb tense uses which helping verb?

• has

• have

• had

• will have

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the correct past perfect verb tense to complete the sentence below.

I _____ very hard for tomorrow's test, so I decided to go and get an ice cream.

• had studied

• has studied

• had study

• had studying

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D