1. Perfect tense definition: The perfect tense is a verb
form that indicates a complete (“perfected”) action.
PERFECT TENSE
The perfect tense literally means the “complete”
tense. This is because it indicates an action that is
finished.
The perfect tense often puts a focus on the present
even if the event occurred in the past.
2. Perfect verb tense is used to show an action
that is complete and finished, or perfected. This
tense is expressed by adding one of the auxiliary
verbs — have, has, or had — to the past
participle form of the main verb.
PERFECT TENSE OF THE VERB
For example: I have seen the movie that was
nominated for an Academy Award.
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4. What is the present perfect tense?
The present perfect tense expresses actions that
happened at time that is not specific and actions that
started in the past but continue to the present.
Ex. He has lived in San Juan, Cainta Rizal.
Ex. I have lived there since June
5. The past perfect most often expresses actions in the
past that finished before another action (also in the
past) started.
What is the past perfect tense?
Ex. I had eaten my breakfast before I went to school.
Ex. When Kevin arrived to school, the class had
already started.
6. Ex.: I went to bed when I had finished my
homework.
7. The future perfect tense expresses actions that will be
finished at some point in the future.
Future Perfect Tense
