1. Perfect Tenses

2. The past participle is the same as the past tense of most verbs.
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.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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.”
A month ago, we had asked our principal to read the narration.
Past perfect

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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