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PERFECT TENSE

It describes a finished activity.

( Complete Tenses ).

Perfect Tense includes PRESENT

PERFECT TENSEand PAST PERFECT

TENSE.


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Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense is formed by :

the auxiliary verb + past participle

(have/has)

There are three functions ofPresent Perfect Tense :-

- Show an action/situation that happened in an unspecified

time in the past.

- Show an action/situation that happened more than once atunspecified times in the past.

- Show an action/situation that began in the past and

continues to be true


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1. We use the Present Perfect Tense to show an

action/situation that happened in an unspecified time inthe past.

Example :

- UNITAR has opened a new city campus in Kuantan, Pahang.

- I have been to Europe.

Time words that can be used in this type of Present Perfect Tenseis such as recently, lately, just and already.

Example :

- Recently, UNITAR has opened a new city campus in Kuantan,Pahang

- Lately, I have been to Europe.


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action/situation that happened more than once atunspecified times in the past.

Example :

- Norma has seen the movie three times.

- Farah and Lina have flown to London five times.

Time words that can be used in this type of Present PerfectTense is such as up to nowand so far.

Example :- Up to now, Norma has seen the movie three times.

- Farah and Lina have flown to London five times so far.


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action/situation that began in the past and continues tobe true.

Example :

- We havejoined the club.

- Mr. Rama has been very depressed.

Time words that can be used in this type of Present PerfectTense is such as sinceand for.

Example :- We havejoined the club forsixmonths.

- Mr. Rama has been very depressed since his wife dead.


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Has / Have + verb ( past participle )

Affirmative Form

BaseForm

PresentPerfect Form

Examples

Go

Be

has gone

have gone

has been

have been

Mimi has gone to the library.

We have gone to the library.

My mother has been to Sabah.

My parents have been to Sabah.

Has / Have not + verb ( past participle )

Negative

Form

Base

Form

Present

Perfect Form

Examples

eat

be

has not eatenhave not eaten

has not been

have not been

Ummi has not eaten anything.We have not eaten food.

My mother has not been there.

My parents have not been there.


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Has / Have + subject + verb ( past participle )Question

Form

Has Mimi gone to the library?

Have your parent went to Sabah?


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Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense is formed by :

the auxiliary verb + past participle

(had)

There are three functions ofPast Perfect Tense :-

- show two situation or actions that happened in the past.

- show a situation or action that happened before a

particular time in the past.


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1. We use the Past Perfect Tense to show twosituation or actions that happened in the past. The

verb of the earlier action is in the past perfect, while

the verb of the later action is in the simple past.

Example :

- I had submitted my thesis before the lecturerchanged

the research topics.

- AfterI had written a letter to my mother last night, I went

to bed.


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2. We use the Past Perfect Tense to show a situation oraction that happened before a particular time in thepast.

Example :- Before the recent trip, he had nevertravelled overseas.

- Since Malik had woken up late, he missed his bus.

Time words that can be used for Past Perfect Tense issuch as before, after, when, assoon as, by the

time, andsince.


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Had + verb ( past participle )

Affirmative Form

BaseForm

PresentPerfect Form

Examples

go

be

had gone

had been

Musa had gone to the library when

I went to his room.

My mother had been to Sabah

before she married my father.

Had + not + verb ( past participle )

Negative

Form

Base

Form

Present

Perfect Form

Examples

eat

be

had not eaten

had not been

Fiza had not eaten her dinnerwhen I arrived home last night.

They had not been there by the

time Alia arrived.


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Had + subject + verb ( past participle ) + rest of the question

Question

Form

Had Musa gone to the library when you went to his room?

Had your parents been to Sabah before she married your

father?


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PAST PERFECT TENSE AND

PRESENT PERFECT TENSEThe Past Perfect tense The Present Perfect TenseThe past simple tense may describe

completed activities and past

situations

The present perfect tense may

describe activities or situations which

began in the past and are still

continuing

In 1976, 60% of

familieswere couples with children.

In 1981, 34% of children aged 20-

24 livedwith their parents.

The number of one person

households has grown.

Over the past twenty years, the

average size of households has fallen.

The past simple may describe

activities without linking them to thepresent

The present perfect may describe

completed activities whose impact is

felt in the present

Theycompletedthe research in

1972.

Theyarrivedyesterday.

Theyhavecompletedthe research.

(meaning: a short time ago; here it is).

They have arrived. (meaning: a short

time ago; here they are).


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TEST YOUR PERFECTTENSE KNOWLEDGE !

Lets do it

!!


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Practice 1: Present Perfect Tense

Helen (1)______ (be, never) so careless in her life, but this

weekend is an exception. Up till now, she (2)______ (misplace)

three important items that is her phone, her computer and her car

keys. Not only that, Helen (3)______ (lose, also) Ninasassignment that she borrowed. What else could she lose ?

Thats not so bad. Since yesterday evening, Umar (4)______ (be,

not) able to sleep! And now he feel like a zombie. Its his fault

though. Umar (5)______ (spend) too much time lazing around

and left it to the last minute to revise for the exams! Umar sure

hope he dont fall asleep during the exams!


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Practice 2: Past Perfect Tense

brushed teeth, had breakfast

After I had brushed my teeth, I had breakfast

Paid bill, left a tip

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Got a clean bill of health, exercised every day

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Had an engagement ceremony, got married

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Ate fruit, ate main meal

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