Perfect Tenses

The Perfect
Tenses
Doita Datta Nat Geo Advanced 2a

22/03/2024
What is the Perfect Tense in Grammar?
Present Perfect
Past Perfect The Perfect Tenses in Grammar is used to talk
about a state/action that started before.
Future Perfect
For example: present perfect
I have already connects the present and the past.
eaten, so I am not
The Perfect tenses also mean ‘before’.
hungry: connects
past (eaten) and E.g. Present Perfect means an action
present (not
that started before the present.
hungry).
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Concept Check
If Present Perfect means “an action
starting before the present”.
What does Past Perfect mean?

An action starting before
the past.
What does Future Perfect mean?

An action starting before the
future.
I have already
studied English,
so I speak well.
Why do we use the perfect tenses?

The past action
(have already To connect For example: the present
studied) is two time perfect connects the present
connected to the periods. and past.
present (I speak
well).
Concept Check
If Present Perfect connects present and past...
What does Past Perfect connect?

The past with another past event/point.
What does Future Perfect connect?
The future with another future event/point?

What are the different Perfect Tenses?
Present Perfect
Present Present
Connects Present and Past
Perfect
Past Perfect
Connects Past with another
Past
Perfect
Past Present Past event.
Future Perfect
Connects future with another future
Present Future
Perfect
Future
event.
Concept Check
Which Perfect Tense is this:
a. Present Perfect
b. Past Perfect
c. Future Perfect?
2010 2012 Now

Present Perfect Present Perfect
Simple Continuous
What is it for?
Action that started Continuous action that
Past Perfect
in the past with a started in the past with a

present impact. present impact.
I have eaten I have been eating breakfast,
breakfast, so I am all morning, so I don't want
not hungry. to eat anymore.
morning
Not Don't
Eaten Eating
hungry want
Concept Check
Are unfinished past actions present
perfect simple or continuous?
Present Perfect Continuous

Are unfinished past states present
perfect simple or continuous?
Present Perfect Simple

Simple Continuous
What is it for?
State that started
Action that started in the
Past Perfect
in the past and is

past and is incomplete.
incomplete.
I have been a I have been working for
nurse for 10 years. 10 years.
I have been: verb "to be" = stative.

I have been working: verb "to work" = action.
Concept Check
Are these verbs stative or action?
To
To be
believe
Stative Stative
To belong To know
Stative Stative
Simple Continuous
What does it look like?
Subject + have + Subject + have + been +

Past Perfect
past participle gerund.
I have studied. I have been studying.
Don't forget: past participle =/= past simple

Gerund = verb + ing.
Concept Check
For each of these verbs, provide the
past simple, part participle, infinitive,
and gerund.
a. Be was been to be being

havin
had had to have
b. Have g
seein
saw seen To see
c. See g
havin
had had to have
d. Work g
Present Perfect vs. Past Simple?
1% 9% 23% 58%
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Concept Check
If Present Perfect connects present and past...
What does Past Perfect connect?

The past with another past event/point.
What does Future Perfect connect?
The future with another future event/point?

Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Simple
What is it for?
Action that started Continuous action that
Past Perfect
and finished before started and finished before

another past event. another past event.
I had eaten I had been eating breakfast
breakfast before I before my mother called.
came to school.
Background
information
I had been wanting to change jobs for some time, so
when the opportunity came up.
Future Perfect Future Perfect
Simple Continuous
What is it for?
Completed action before another future point.
Future Perfect
By the time I get married, I will have bought a house.

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The Perfect

Doita Datta Nat Geo Advanced 2a

What does Past Perfect mean?

What does Future Perfect mean?

Why do we use the perfect tenses?

If Present Perfect connects present and past...

What does Past Perfect connect?

What does Future Perfect connect?

The future with another future event/point?

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2010 2012 Now

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in the past with a started in the past with a

Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Simple

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in the past and is

I have been: verb "to be" = stative.

Subject + have + Subject + have + been +

past participle gerund.

I have studied. I have been studying.

Don't forget: past participle =/= past simple

a. Be was been to be being

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If Present Perfect connects present and past...

What does Past Perfect connect?

What does Future Perfect connect?

The future with another future event/point?

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and finished before started and finished before

By the time I get married, I will have bought a house.

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Take risks to lead in Test with customers until

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Launch Contoso Procure investments Start development

Request funding Hire designers Open offices

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Contoso is the best technology platform on the market

Download Contoso to try it out and provide feedback

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