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docsity-tenses-of-grammar-english
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Perfect tenses
THE PAST THE PRESENT THE FUTURE
Signal words Signal words Signal words
Before, after, already, just, for, since, till, For, since, already, yet, always, just, ever, Before, by, by then, by the time, until, till
until, when, by, by the time, never never, so far, today, this week/month…,
how long, lately, recently
Use Use Use
-mostly when two actions in a story are -You say that sth. has happened or is finished -sth. will already have happened before a
related to each other: the action which in the past and it has a connection to the certain time in the future
had already happened is put into Past present -For an action which will be finished before
Perfect, the other action into Simple Past -Action started in the past and continues up to a stated future time.
-the past of the Present Perfect the present
-An action that has recently finished
Form Form Form
had + past participle* have/has + past participle* will + have + past participle*
*(base form + -ed) or (irregular verbs) *(base form + -ed) or (irregular verbs) *(base form + -ed) or (irregular verbs)
I had worked/done – I hadn’t done I have worked/done – I haven’t done I'll have worked/done – I won’t have
Had Iworked? Have I done? – She has done done – Will I have done?
EXAMPLES EXAMPLES EXAMPLES
When my friend came, I had already Look! I have done my homework. Here it is! I will have done my homework by 8
done my homework. o’clock
Signal words Signal words Signal words
Already, just, never,For, since, how long, all day,for, since, how long, lately, recently, all *This tense is not used very much
before, until morning/year…, the whole day by, by then, by the time, for