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: presentpastfuture present, past, and future.

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

How Are Perfect Verb Tenses Formed? haveAll perfect tense verbs use some form of the helping verb have: have Present tense of have = have had Past tense of have = had will have Future tense of have = will have past tense MAINAll perfect tense verbs use the past tense of the MAIN verb (the one the perfect verb helps).

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

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

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

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

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

had spent spend = had spent had looked look = had looked had walked walk = had walked had jumped jump = had jumped had said say = had said More Examples of PAST PERFECT Verb Tense

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

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

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

will have bent bend = will have bent will have slept sleep = will have slept will have dug dig = will have dug will have won win = will have won will have found find = will have found More Examples of FUTURE PERFECT Verb Tense

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

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

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 Let’s Review!

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