3. Table of Contents
01 Definition of Perfect Tense
02 The Different Between Present, Past and Future
03 Present Perfect Tense
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04 Past Perfect Tense
05 Future Perfect Tense
5. Perfect Tense
Use for what?
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• Used to show an action that is complete and
finished, or perfected. This tense is expressed
by adding one of the auxiliary verbs.
For Example :
• I have written articles on different
topics. (present)
• I had already eaten dinner when you
arrived. (past)
• You will have finished your report
by this time next week. (future)
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6. The Different Between Present, Past and Future
Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect
Means activity that
happen before another
action in the past.
I had eaten when mom
came home bringing
lunch.
Means activity that
happen before another
action in the future.
Definition
Example
Means activity that
happen before now.
I have done my
homework hard and so
the test is easy.
I will have done my
homework hard and so
the test will be easy.
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8. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Example
• The form of the verb used for actions or events that have been completed or have
happened in a period of time up to now
Definition
• I have studied math since 7 o’clock in the morning
• I have been a teacher for 5 years.
• I have been studying at Primkara since last year
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Function
• The function of the present perfect tense is to Expresses an event that has occurred or has
been done
9. TIME EXPRESSION
• Just
• Never
• So Far / Until Now
• Since
• For
• Recently
• Lately
• All mylife
And so on
• since di ikuti oleh point of time / the beginning of time
/ awal terjadinya suatu peristiwa.
Ex :
Since last year : sejak tahun lalu
Since January: sejak januari
• for (selama) diikuti oleh Period time/ quantity of time
Ex:
For 2 days : selama 2 hari
For two year : selama 2 tahun
Note
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10. NOMINAL SENTENCES
Positive Negative Interrogative
Subject + have/has + not +
been + complement
We have not been
hungry.
Have/has + subject +
been + complement + ?
Formula
Example
Subject + have/has + been +
complement
You have been a creative writer
since 2018
Has she been very busy
this week?
Breakdown
You
Subject
have
have/has
been
been
a creative writer since 2018
complement
We
Subject
have
have/has
not
not
been
been
hungry
complement
+ + + + +
+
+
Has
Subject
she
have/has
been
not
very busy this week
complement
+ +
?
question
mark
+
+
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11. VERBAL SENTENCES
Positive Negative Interrogative
Subject + have/has + not +
Verb 3 + object
They have not paid their orders.
Have/has + subject + Verb 3 +
object + ?
Formula
Example
Subject + have/has + Verb 3 +
object
I have eaten three a day. Have they surprised Krisna?
Breakdown
I
Subject
have
have/has
eaten
been
three a day
object
They
Subject
have
have/has
not
not
paid
Verb 3
their orders
object
+ + + + +
+
+
Have
Subject
they
have/has
krisna
object
surprised
Verb 3
+ +
?
question
mark
+
+
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13. PAST PERFECT TENSE
Example
• The past perfect tense is a verb tense used to talk about something that happened before
something else that is also in the past.
Definition
• I had finished my homework before I went to bed.
• She had never been to Europe before she moved to London.
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14. TIME EXPRESSION
• For
• By / by the time / when
• Just
• Already
• Yet
• Before / after
1. I'd already worked at this company for two years.
2. By the time he left work, he'd finished all his emails.
3. We'd just eaten lunch.
4. She'd already gone home.
5. My wife arrived home at 6 0'clock, and I hadn't cooked dinner yet.
6. The film had started before I ate dinner.
Example
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15. They hadn't been friends for
long
NOMINAL SENTENCES
Positive Negative Interrogative
Subject + had + not + been
+ object/complement
Had + subject + been +
object/complement + ?
Formula
Example
Subject + had + been +
object/complement
They had been a dancer Had he been a student there
Breakdown
They
Subject
had
had
been
been
a dancer
O/C
They
Subject
hadn’t
had + not
been
been
+ +
+
+ +
+
Had
Had
he
subject
been
been
+ +
?
question
mark
+
+
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16. VERBAL SENTENCES
Positive Negative Interrogative
Subject + had + not + Verb 3 +
object/complement
He hadn't eaten breakfast
Had + subject + Verb 3 +
object/complement
Formula
Example
Subject + had + Verb 3 +
object/complement
I had waited for you. Had they seen the movie?
Breakdown
I
Subject
had
had
waited
Verb 3
for you
O/C
+ + +
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He
Subject
hadn’t
had + not
eaten
Verb 3
breakfast
O/C
+ + + they
subject
Had
Had
seen
Verb 3
the movie
O/C
+ + +
?
question
mark
+
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ruangbahasainggris.com
18. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
Example
• Future perfect tense is used to talk about an action that will be completed before a specific
time in the future.
Definition
• I will have finished my homework by the time you come home.
• She will have graduated from college by the end of next year.
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19. TIME EXPRESSION
• By the time
• By then
• Before
• By the end of
• By next week/month/year
• By tommorow
1. I will have finished my homework by the time you come home.
2. She will have graduated from college by then.
3. They will have arrived in Paris before tomorrow morning.
4. He will have learned how to speak Spanish by the end of his trip to Mexico.
5. The project will have been finished by next week.
6. The report will have been completed by tomorrow.
Example
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20. NOMINAL SENTENCES
Positive Negative Interrogative
Subject + will/shall + not +
have + been + complement
Mr. Joe will not have been in
the office by this evening.
Will/shall + subject + have
+ been + complement + ?
Formula
Example
Subject + will/shall + have +
been + complement
They will have been at your
house when the pizza comes
Shall we have been friends for 30
years by the end of next year?
Breakdown
They
Subject
will
will/shall
have
have
been
been
Mr. Joe
Subject
will
will/shall
not
not
been
been
in the office by
this evening
complement
+ + + + +
+
+
Shall
Will/shall
we
subject
been
been
friends for 30 years by
the end of next year
complement
+ +
?
question
mark
+
+
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at your house when
the pizza comes
complement
+
have
have
+ have
have
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21. VERBAL SENTENCES
Positive Negative Interrogative
Subject + will/shall + not +
have + Verb 3 + complement
I’ll not have finished the report
by tomorrow morning.
Will/shall + subject + have +
Verb 3 + complement
Formula
Example
Subject + will/shall + have +
Verb 3 + complement
Randy will have finished his
homework at 8 p.m
Shall I have finished writing my
essay by the end of the week?
Breakdown
Randy
Subject
have
have
will
will/shall
his homework at
8 p.m
complement
I
Subject
will
will/shall
not
not
have
have
the report by
tommorow morning
complement
+ + + + +
+
+ Shall
Will/shall
I
subject
finished
Verb 3
have
have
+ +
?
question
mark
+
+
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finished
Verb 3
+
+
finished
Verb 3
+
writing my essay by
the end of the week
subject
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