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Perfect Tenses. by Ms. Rice. Perfect Tenses. Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect. Present Perfect. shows an action that has started in the past and continues in the present. use the helping verbs HAS or HAVE with a verb ending in – ed Mary has studied math every day.
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Perfect Tenses by Ms. Rice
Perfect Tenses Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect
Present Perfect • shows an action that has started in the past and continues in the present • use the helping verbs HAS or HAVE with a verb ending in –ed • Mary hasstudiedmath every day.
Past Perfect • shows an action in the past that came before another action in the past • use the helping verb HAD with a verb ending in –ed • Mary had studiedbefore Ann called.
Future Perfect • shows an action in the future that will occur before another action in the future • use the helping verbs WILLHAVE with a verb ending in –ed • Mary will have studied before Ann calls again.