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Before we begin
Lets look at two verb tenses for a good review. Later, we can compare these
verb tenses to the Perfect Tenses. These tenses, The Simple Tenses and
the Continuous Tenses, are two of the most commonly used. Lets check
them out.
Verb Tenses Review:
Present tenses
Simple tenses
Present
Present
Kevin studies at NUCO.
I am studying in Arecibo. He
is studying in Arecibo. They
are studying in Arecibo.
Past
Kevin was studying in
Arecibo.
Kevin and Joe were studying
in Arecibo.
Future
Kevin will be studying in
Arecibo.
I study at NUCO.
Past
Kevin studied at NUCO.
Future
Kevin will study at NUCO.
SIMPLE FORM
PAST FORM
PARTICIPLE FORM
sing
sang
sung
drink
drank
drunk
sleep
slept
slept
go
went
gone
draw
drew
drawn
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Examples:
He had not talked to her before.
She had studied Nursing at National University College.
It had not rained in the city all day.
I had bought groceries there last year.
You had visited us many times.
We had not played there many times.
They had taken the wrong medicine.
Pattern:
Subject- Rebecca
Had- had
Past participle- changed
Predicate- her address many times.
Introduction: Future Perfect Tense
The Future Perfect Tense expresses action that will begin in the future and
will end by a specific time or event in the future.
It is formed by adding will have to the past participle of a verb. The word
by usually states time of completion:
By tomorrow, he will have completed the assignment.
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7.
Examples:
He will have cleaned the yard by Saturday.
She will not have finished her degree by 2012.
By next week, it will have eaten the whole bag.
By tomorrow, I will not have planned my vacations.
You will have written a famous novel by next year.
We will not have taken the car back by noon.
By tomorrow night, they will have danced till they dropped.
Pattern:
Subject- Ken
Will Have- will have
Past participle- bought