TENSES
(PART 4)
Present Perfect
Tense:
i)
An
action that began in the past and true in the present.
ii)
An
action that happened in the past but time is not specified.
iii)
Structure: Subject + Have/Has + Verb3 + Object
iv)
Example 1: I have
played football a lot this week.
(Explanation: Here, an action
of playing started in the past and it is still true in the present moment)
v)
Example 2: I have
finished my homework.
(Explanation: Here, we are getting to know that the
homework is done but time is not specified i.e., when exactly the homework was
done)
Past Perfect
Tense:
i)
An
action that completed before any other action in the past.
ii)
Structure: Subject + Had + Verb3 + Object.
iii)
Example: I had played
football before you came
(Explanation: One action of playing was already
completed with respect to another action ‘came’)
Future Perfect
Tense:
i)
An
action that will happen before another event in the future.
ii)
Structure: Subject + Will have + Verb3 + Object
iii)
Example: I will have
played football by the time you arrive.
(Explanation: An action of playing will be already completed
before the action of your arriving. Here, comparison of two future event is
happening)
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