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Mastering Perfect Tense for Effective Communication

Explore present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses in English to convey completed actions, ongoing events, and future plans accurately. Understand usage rules and construct sentences correctly.

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Mastering Perfect Tense for Effective Communication

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  1. Grade 11- English Unit - 4Activity - 15 Competency level - 8.5 Uses perfect tense appropriately. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  2. Grade 11- English First lets see the tenses in English language. Present tense. Simple present tense. Present continuous tense. Present perfect tense. Present perfect continuous tense. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. Past tense. Simple past tense. Past continuous tense. Past perfect tense. Past perfect continuous tense.

  3. Grade 11- English Future tense. Simple future tense. Future continuous tense. Future perfect tense. Future perfect continuous tense. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  4. Grade 11- English Present perfect tense. S + has + verb past participle +object have Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  5. Grade 11- English • We use present perfect tense • To indicate completed action in the immediate past. • e.g.: • He has just opened the door. • They have just cleaned the room. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  6. Grade 11- English We use present perfect tense • 2. To express past actions - • time is not given and not • definite; • e.g. • Have you read “Madol • Doowa”? • Wathsala has been to • Japan. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  7. Grade 11- English We use present perfect tense • 3. To describe past events when we think more of their effect in the present than of the action itself. • e.g. • Evin has eaten all the biscuit. (i.e. there aren’t any left for you) • I have finished my work. (Now I’m free) Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  8. Grade 11- English We use present perfect tense • 4. To denote an action began in the past and continuing up to the present moment. • e.g. • He has been ill for two days. • I have known him for a long time. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  9. Grade 11- English Time line Past Future Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. Now

  10. Grade 11- English Now it’s your turn. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  11. Question 1Select the correct answer for the blank.1. Children ……. (has/have) arranged the class.2. Romesh …….. (has /have) brought the register.3. (Has/Have) they finished the work?

  12. Question 1 - Answers.Select the correct answer for the blank.1. Children ……. (has/have) arranged the class.2. Romesh …….. (has /have) brought the register.3. (Has/Have) they finished the work?

  13. Grade 11- English Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  14. Grade 11- English Now lets see the negative , interrogative and negative interrogative of present perfect. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. Singular • He has opened the door. • He has not opened the door. • Has he opened the door? • Hasn’t he opened the door?

  15. Grade 11- English Plural • They have cleaned the room. • Have they cleaned the room? Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. • They have not cleaned the room. • Haven’t they cleaned the room?

  16. Grade 11- English Present perfect continuous tense. S + has + been + verb present participle +object have Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. e.g. He has been cleaning the classroom. They have been playing for six hours.

  17. Grade 11- English We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and is still continuing. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  18. Grade 11- English Time line Past Future Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. Now I have been living in Ratnapura for 20 years

  19. Grade 11- English You can also use the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT a duration Recently, I have been feeling  really tired. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. Have you been exercising lately? A:Why are your clothes wet? B:I have been watering the garden.

  20. Grade 11- English Remember Thilakhas been having his car for two years. Not Correct Thilakhas had his car for two years. Correct Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  21. Grade 11- English Now it’s your turn. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  22. Grade 11- English Question - 2 Fill in the blanks. We …………. (wait) here for half an hour. Still the bus didn’t come. ………………. (smoke) ? I feel the smell of smoke. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  23. Grade 11- English Answers. We have been waiting (wait) here for half an hour. Still the bus didn’t come. Have you been smoking (smoke) ? I feel the smell of smoke. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  24. Grade 11- English Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  25. Grade 11- English Now lets see past perfect and past perfect continuous. S + had + verb past participle +object Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. He had written the essay. He had been writing the essay. S + had + been + verb present participle +object

  26. Grade 11- English Lets see the occasions we use past perfect. The past perfect describes an action completed before a certain moment in the past. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. When I came to the class, the children had cleaned the class.

  27. Grade 11- English Time line Past point before past Past Future Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. Now Children had cleaned the classroom.

  28. Grade 11- English Some more examples. When I reached the station, the train had left. I had written the essay before he arrived. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  29. Grade 11- English Now lets see past perfect continuous. S + had been + verb present participle +object Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. They had been cleaning the classroom.

  30. The past perfect continuous is used for an action that began before a certain point in the past and continued up to that time.

  31. Grade 11- English Time line Past point before past Past Future Unit 04- For a better tomorrow. Now Children had been cleaning the classroom.

  32. Grade 11- English Some more examples. He had been sleeping for 6 hours. She had been writing the essay. He had been working in an office. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  33. Grade 11- English Now it’s your turn. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  34. Grade 11- English Question - 3 Fill in the blanks. The past perfect continuous is used for an …………. that began before a …………….. ……………. in the ……....... and continued up to that time. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  35. Grade 11- English Answers The past perfect continuous is used for an actionthat began before a certain point in the past and continued up to that time. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  36. Grade 11- English Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

  37. Grade 11- English Thank you. Unit 04- For a better tomorrow.

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