A. Perfect Tenses Activity For ABELS

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Perfect Tenses
The present perfect tense shows an action or condition that began in the past and
continues into the present.
Present Perfect Dan has called every day this week.

The past perfect tense shows an action or condition in the past that came before
another action or condition in the past.
Past Perfect Dan had called before Ellen arrived.

The future perfect tense shows an action or condition in the future that will occur
before another action or condition in the future.
Future Perfect Dan will have called before Ellen arrives.

To form the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses, add has, have,
had, or will have to the past participle.

Tense Singular Plural


Present Perfect I have called we have
has or have + past participle you have called you
called have called
he, she, it has called they have
called
Past Perfect I had called we had called
had + past participle you had called you had
he, she, it had called called they
had called
Future Perfect I will have called we will have
will + have + past participle you will have called called you will
he, she, it will have called have called they
will have called

Recognizing the Perfect Tenses


Underline the verb in each sentence. On the blank, write the tense of the verb.

1. The film house has not developed the pictures yet.

2. Fred will have left before Erin’s arrival.

3. Florence has been a vary gracious hostess.

4. Andi had lost her transfer by the end of the bus ride.

5. By tonight, I will have finished my assignment.

6. Before the discovery of the buried chest, Joe had not believed
in buried treasure.

7. We have worked over an hour on one math problem.

8. Until his college years, Carl had not decided on his career.

9. The snow plows had cleared our street before the really
heavy snowstorm.

10. Have the Ortons found their dog yet?


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Perfect Tenses More Practice


A. Recognizing the Perfect Tenses
Underline the verb in each sentence. On the blank, write the tense of the verb.

1. Olga had figured out the answer before her teacher’s explanation.

2. I have walked every day now for a month.

3. Vickie had liked Nels until their argument.

4. Alf will have jogged 70 miles by the end of next week.

5. By lunch time, Rusty had started cooking dinner.

6. Ira has practiced piano every day for a week.

7. At this rate, we will not have finished the 30 chapters by June.

8. Our HMO has added a number of new physicians to the staff.

9. The ice on the lake will have melted long before the weekend.

10. The window had cracked before the wind storm.

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