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Using Perfect Verb Tenses

Using Perfect Verb Tenses. What Are Verb Tenses?. Verb tenses tell when the action (the verb) was completed in a sentence. There are three main verb tenses: present , past , and future. So, What Are PERFECT Verb Tenses?.

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Using Perfect Verb Tenses

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  1. Using PerfectVerb Tenses

  2. What Are Verb Tenses? • Verb tenses tell when the action (the verb) was completed in a sentence. • There are three main verb tenses: present, past, and future.

  3. So, What ArePERFECT Verb Tenses? • In English, the word perfect means “made complete” or “completely done.” • Perfect verb tenses show action already completed. • There are three perfect verb tenses: present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.

  4. How Are Perfect VerbTenses Formed? • All perfect tense verbs use some form of the helping verb have: Present tense of have = have Past tense of have = had Future tense of have = will have • All perfect tense verbs use the past tense of the MAIN verb (the one the perfect verb helps).

  5. Example ofPRESENT PERFECT Verb Tense • Present perfect = have I have met her. PRESENT tense of helping verb, have PAST tense of main verb, meet

  6. More Examples ofPRESENT Perfect Verb Tense bleed = have bled bring = have brought sit = have sat leave = have left understand = have understood What about present perfect tenses of these? Dance Swim Tiptoe Walk Play

  7. PRACTICE:PRESENT Perfect Verb Tense Write the PRESENT perfect verb tense. 1. jump 2. kick 3. help 4. drink 5. love

  8. PRACTICE ANSWERS:PRESENT Perfect Verb Tense Write the PRESENT perfect verb tense. 1. jump = have jumped 2. kick = have kicked 3. help = have helped 4. drink = have drank 5. love = have loved

  9. Example ofPAST PERFECT Verb Tense • Past perfect = had I had met her. PAST tense of helping verb, have PAST tense of main verb, meet

  10. More Examples ofPAST PERFECT Verb Tense spend = had spent look = had looked walk = had walked jump = had jumped say = had said

  11. PRACTICE:PAST PERFECT Verb Tense Write the PAST perfect tense. 1. joke 2. talk 3. admire 4. listen 5. whisper

  12. PRACTICE ANSWERS:PAST PERFECT Verb Tense Write the PAST perfect tense. 1. joke = had joked 2. talk = had talked 3. admire = had admired 4. listen = had listened 5. whisper= had whispered

  13. Example ofFUTURE PERFECT Verb Tense • Future perfect = will have I will have met her. FUTURE tense of helping verb, have PAST tense of main verb, meet

  14. More Examples ofFUTURE PERFECT Verb Tense bend = will have bent sleep = will have slept dig = will have dug win = will have won find = will have found

  15. PRACTICE:FUTURE PERFECT Verb Tense Write the future perfect tense. 1. jump 2. climb 3. look 4. marry 5. vote

  16. PRACTICE ANSWERS:FUTURE PERFECT Verb Tense Write the future perfect tense. 1. jump = will have jumped 2. climb = will have climbed 3. look = will have looked 4. marry = will have married 5. vote = will have voted

  17. Let’s Review! Write the PRESENT, PAST, and FUTURE perfect verb tense of each verb (example: sting = have stung/had stung/will have stung). 1. count 6. do 2. cheat 7. clean 3. begin 8. bite 4. build 9. choose 5. buy 10. sweep

  18. Let’s Practice Answers! 1. have counted/had counted/will have counted 2. have cheated/had cheated/will have cheated 3. have begun/had begun/will have begun 4. have built/had built/will have built 5. have bought/had bought/will have bought 6. have done/had done/will have done 7. have cleaned/had cleaned/will have cleaned 8. have bitten/had bitten/will have bitten 9. have chosen/had chosen/will have chosen 10. have swept/had swept/will have swept

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