PERFECT TENSE Flashcards

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“prior”
* Used in relation to some other point in time
It has three aspects:

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  1. Present Perfect
  2. Past Perfect
  3. Future Perfect
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talks about actions that occurred at an unspecified time or have relevance to the present

  • Subject + have/has + main verb (past participle)
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Present perfect

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actions that were completed before another action in the past

  • Subject + helping verb + past participle “had”
    a. An action completed in the past prior to some other
    past event or time.
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Past perfect

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Describes actions that will be completed before a specific time

  • Subject + will + have + past participle
    a. A future action that will be completed prior to a
    specific future time.
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Future Perfect

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