Form the perfect verb tenses

Key Notes :

📝 Form the Perfect Verb Tenses

Perfect tenses show that an action is finished or completed. They often use “have,” “has,” or “had” with the past participle of a verb.

Present Perfect Tense (have/has + past participle)

Used for actions that happened at some time before now or actions continuing to now.

Formula:

• Subject + has/have + past participle

Examples:

• 🌟 I have finished my homework.
• 🌟 She has eaten her lunch.

Tip:

• Use has with he, she, it
• Use have with I, we, you, they

Past Perfect Tense (had + past participle)

Used for an action that happened before another past action.

Formula:

• Subject + had + past participle

Examples:

• 🌟 I had finished my homework before my mom called.
• 🌟 They had left the school when it started raining.

Tip:

• Think: “past of the past”

Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle)

Used for an action that will be completed before a certain time in the future.

Formula:

• Subject + will have + past participle

Examples:

• 🌟 I will have finished my project by tomorrow.
• 🌟 She will have cooked dinner before we arrive.

Tip:

• Focus on the word “by” to show the time it will be completed.

Quick Rules & Reminders ✅

• Always use the past participle of the main verb.
• Use has/have/had/will have correctly depending on tense.
• Perfect tenses often answer “When?” or “By when?”

Fun Emoji Memory Trick 🎨

• Present Perfect ⏰: 🏃‍♂️💨 (action done, still matters now)
• Past Perfect ⏳: ⏰➡️⏳ (action before another past action)
• Future Perfect 🔮: 🏁 (action completed before a future point)

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