PERFECT TENSES

WHAT IS A PARTICIPLE?

As we learn about perfect tenses,

you will hear the word past participle
often.
The past participle is the same as
the past tense of most verbs.
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

 The present perfect tense states an action that began in the

past but is still happening.
 The helping verb has or have is added BEFORE the past-
participle form of the main verb.
 Example:
 Derek has practiced his cello a lot.
 What is the past-participle?
 practiced
 Which word is the helping verb?
 Has
 What makes this sentence in present perfect tense?
 It began in the past (practicED), but is still happening right now.
 PAST PERFECT TENSE

 The past perfect tense states an action that began in the past
AND was completed in the past.
 The helping verb had is added before the past-participle form
of the main verb.
 Example:
 He had practiced for an hour.
 What is the past-participle?
 practiced
 Which word is the helping verb?
 had
 What makes this sentence in past perfect tense?
 It began AND ended in the past
 FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

 The future perfect tense states an action that began in the

past and will end at a specific time in the future.
 The helping verbs will have are added before the past
participle form of the main verb.
 Example:
 By concert time, he will have practiced enough.
 What is the past-participle?
 practiced
 Which word is the helping verb?
 will have
 What makes this sentence in future perfect tense?
 The action began in the past and will end at a specific time in the
future (by concert time)
 WHAT TENSE IS THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCE IN?
Our band teacher, Mr. Huan, has planned this
concert for months.
 Present perfect
We have practiced the music for “Peter and
the Wolf.”
 Present perfect
A month ago, we had asked our principal to
read the narration.
 Past perfect
 WHAT TENSE IS THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCE IN?
She has performed the spoken part many
times.
 Present perfect
After this concert, she will have narrated the
piece five times.
 Future perfect
She had been an actor before becoming a
principal.
 Past perfect
WHAT IS THE VERB IN THE SENTENCE AND
WHAT TENSE IS THE SENTENCE IN?
Alexis has slept for two hours so far.
 Has slept
 Present perfect
Riley will have slept for 12 hours by 9:00 am
tomorrow.
 Will have slept
 Future perfect
Jordan had slept for eight hours before the alarm
rang.
 Had slept
 Past perfect
 LET’S PRACTICE!!

 Infinitive: to walk
 Present
 Walk or walks
 Past
 Walked
 Future
 Will walk
 Present Perfect
 Has walked or have walked
 Past perfect
 Had walked
 Future perfect
 Will have walked
 LET’S PRACTICE!!

 Infinitive: to run
 Present
 Run or runs
 Past
 Ran
 Future
 Will run
 Present Perfect
 Has ran or have ran
 Past perfect
 Had ran
 Future perfect
 Will have ran