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Perfect Tense Verbs. Verb Video. Present Perfect. Definition At this point in time, the action has been completed. Form [has/have + past participle ] Example I have seen that movie twenty times. Helping Verb. Action Verb/Past Participle. Past Perfect. Definition
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Present Perfect • Definition • At this point in time, the action has been completed. • Form • [has/have + past participle] • Example • I have seen that movie twenty times. Helping Verb Action Verb/Past Participle
Past Perfect • Definition • At some point in the past, the action was completed. • Form • [had + past participle] • Example • I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet. Helping Verb Action Verb/Past Participle
Future Perfect • Definition • The action will have been completed before some time in the future. • Form • [will have + past participle] • Example • You will have walked five miles by the time you return. Action Verb/Past Participle Helping Verbs
Examples I think I have met him once before. I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. By next November, I will have received my promotion. Present Perfect Past Perfect Helping Verb Action Verb/Past Participle Future Perfect Helping Verb Action Verb/Past Participle Action Verb/Past Participle Helping Verbs
References Fitchr4 (2011, October 27). Verb Functions and Verb Tenses. Retrieved May 28, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3GLFPcAPio. Future Perfect. English Page. Retrieved May 28, 2014, from http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureperfect.html. Past Tense. English Page. Retrieved May 28, 2014, from http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html. Present Tense. English Page. Retrieved May 28, 2014, from http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html.