4. What is Tense?
It’s a form of verb used to indicate the time and sometimes the
continuation or completeness , of an action in relation to time of
speaking
Tense of a sentence gives you an idea of the time when the incident
mentioned in a statement takes place
5. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
This tense is used to express an act that is predicated to be finished with in a
certain spam of time in future
Such sentences are formed by will + have + past participle of the verb
A past participle is a word that is formed from a verb and is used as
an adjective or to form verb tense and probably ends with "-ed," "-d," "-t," "-en,"
or "-n."
6. Structure
Subject + WILL / SHALL + Have + Verb 3 + Object
Example:
• you will have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S
• She will have met her friend by next month
• The guests will have arrived at the hotel by now
• She will have learned Chinese before she moves to China
• By 8 ‘o’ clock tomorrow , I will have taken off for Japan
7. NEGATIVE
Structure :
Subject +WILL / SHALL + NOT + HAVE + Verb 3 + Object
Examples:
• I will not have finished my lunch
• She will not have cooked dinner
• She will not met he friend by next month
• You will not have perfected your English
• She will not have done her work
• Naya will not have been at market
8. Interrogative
structure
WILL / SHALL + Subject + HAVE + Verb 3 + Object ?
Example:
• Will she have met her friend by next month?
• Shall I have gone there by next next week ?
• Will Naya have at market ?
• Will I have started ?
• Will you have graduated from the university?
• Will the patient have recovered from the illness?
9. Question words
structure
Question Word +WILL / SHALL + Subject + HAVE + Verb 3 + Object ?
Examples:
• When will she have met her friend by next month ?
• What will I have eaten ?
• How will they have earned lots of money ?
• Why will they gone to muree?
• Who will have married Aria ?
• When will they have arrived?
10. Exercise
1. By this time tomorrow, I (not finish) the project.
2. the kids (fall) asleep at 8 ‘o’ clock.
3. he (sleep) wonderfully by tomorrow morning
4. By next year, she (receive) her promotion.
5. Robin (sell) his car by next Sunday.
6. Morgan (clean) the entire house by lunch.
7. Who will wash the car tomorrow.
8. tomorrow morning, they (begin) working.
9. who will (catch) the thief ?
10. I (live) in Madrid for 5 years.
11. Present perfect continuous
It is used for a situation that has occurred in the past and which continues until
that moment
Structure
Subject + has/have + been + V1 + ing + Object
12. Example:
• We have been playing
• Mia has been competing in flute competitions recently
• I have been writing since morning
• You have been waiting here for two hours.
• He has been getting ready since last three hours
• You have been lying since last 10 minutes
13. Negative
structure
Subject + has/have + not + been + V1 + ing + Object
Example :
• They have not been talking since Monday
• James has not been teaching at the university since June
• I have not been writing this novel for two hours
• zainab has not been working since three years
• Tom has not been breaking his leg since yesterday
14. Interrogative
structure
has/have + Subject + been + V1 + ing + Object + ?
Examples
• Has Tara been visiting us since march?
• Has the crowd been rising slogans since noon?
• Have you been saving money for bad times for 5 years?
• Has it been snowing since night ?
• has the mechanic been fixing the car for two days?
15. Question words
structure
Question word + Subject + had + been + V1 + Object + ?
Examples:
• Why you have been calling me?
• Who have been ringing the doorbell?
• How long have you been playing chess?
• Who you been following her since two months ?
• Why you have been blaming me for no reason ?
16. Exercise
1. Mrs. Rose (teach) English for ten years.
2. Her grandma (talk) for three hours.
3. A little boy (stand) at the door since noon.
4. She (not work) for months.
5. A strange man (follow) us for hours.
6. The baby (cry) for fifteen minutes.
7. How long (Dan drive)?
8. (you watch) me?
17.
18. 1. When you arrive I probably ____ the job. Start
2. Will they ____ the officer? Obey
3. I shall not ____ your letter? Open
4. She ____ here for five years. work
5. I am sure they ____ the new road before
April. Complete
6. They ____ English for two years. Learn
7. By November all the leaves . Fall
8. She old before she learns the use of
prepositions. Grow
9. You (sleep) for twelve hours
10. By November all the leaves . fall