Present and Past Perfect Tense

Identify the present perfect tense in the following sentence: She has eaten her lunch.

• have eaten

• eats

• has eaten

• eating

• had eaten

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 past perfect tense in the following sentence: They had finished their homework before dinner.

• has finished

• finished

• will finish

• had finished

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

Form a sentence using present perfect tense with the verb 'go'.

• I have going to the store.

• I have went to the store.

• I have gone to the store.

• I have go to the store.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

Form a sentence using past perfect tense with the verb 'sing'.

• She sung a beautiful song before the guests arrived.

• She had sung a beautiful song before the guests arrived.

• She had sing a beautiful song before the guests arrived.

• She has sung a beautiful song before the guests arrived.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Differentiate between present perfect and past perfect tense with examples.

• The present perfect tense describes actions that started in the past and continue into the present or have just been completed, while the past perfect tense describes actions that were completed before another past action.

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

• The present perfect tense is formed with the verb 'will' and the past perfect tense is formed with the verb 'have'.

• The present perfect tense is used for singular subjects, while the past perfect tense is used for plural subjects.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Use the irregular verb 'swim' in a sentence using present perfect tense.

• I have swimmed in the ocean many times.

• I have swum in the ocean many times.

• I have swam in the ocean many times.

• I have swim in the ocean many times.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Use the irregular verb 'break' in a sentence using past perfect tense.

• She had break her phone before she left for the trip.

• She had broke her phone before she left for the trip.

• She had broken her phone before she left for the trip.

• She had breaking her phone before she left for the trip.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Identify the present perfect tense in the following sentence: We have seen that movie before.

• We had seen that movie before

• We seen that movie before

• We have seen that movie before.

• We have seeing that movie before

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 past perfect tense in the following sentence: She had already left when I arrived.

• had already left

• was already leaving

• has already left

• leaving already

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

Form a sentence using present perfect tense with the verb 'write'.

• I will write a letter to my friend.

• I am writing a letter to my friend.

• I have written a letter to my friend.

• I wrote a letter to my friend.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D