Simple Perfect Tenses Present Past Perfect Tense Quiz

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Simple Perfect Tenses

Simple Perfect Tenses

Present Past Perfect Tense Quiz on the simple perfect tenses

Present Past Perfect Tense Quiz on the simple perfect tenses

Present Perfect Tense have/has (not) + VERB-ed 2 • An action or emotion started

Present Perfect Tense have/has (not) + VERB-ed 2 • An action or emotion started in the past and has continued into the present. Example ~ I have read that book. A moment in the past The present moment

 • Actions that are more long-term in nature are used more in the

• Actions that are more long-term in nature are used more in the present perfect tense than in the present perfect continuous tense. Example~ Wendy has made a lot of money since 2002.

 • An action is complete. Example~ I have washed the dishes. (The job

• An action is complete. Example~ I have washed the dishes. (The job is finished. )

 • An action has been done several times. Example~ Joe has read this

• An action has been done several times. Example~ Joe has read this book few times. Note: The time of an action is not specified. Example~ The teacher has corrected it. When specified, simple past is used. Example~ The teacher corrected it last night.

Past Perfect Tense had (not) + VERB-ed 2 • An action happened in the

Past Perfect Tense had (not) + VERB-ed 2 • An action happened in the past before another action in the past. Example~ Kevin had waited for an hour when he decided to leave. Time 1 Time 2 The present moment

 • The past perfect tense is often used with by + a time.

• The past perfect tense is often used with by + a time. Example~ By five o’clock Dr. Lee’s lecture had ended.

 • If it is not clear which action happened first, it is necessary

• If it is not clear which action happened first, it is necessary to use the past perfect. Example~ When Dr. Lee had given her lecture, she sat down. (She stood and gave her lecture; then she sat down. ) Compare the following sentence~ When Dr. Lee gave her lecture, she sat down. (She was speaking and sitting at the same time. )

Future Perfect Tense will (not) + have + VERBed 2 • An action starting

Future Perfect Tense will (not) + have + VERBed 2 • An action starting in the past, present or future will be finished at some time in the future. Example~ Mark already has his Masters, and he will have gotten his Ph. D. before he’s 30. The past The present moment A Future time

 • The future perfect is often used with by + a time, before

• The future perfect is often used with by + a time, before + a time in + a time. Example~ Mary will have gotten her new car in three weeks.

Practice Choose the best answer Question 1: David _____ five books so far. a.

Practice Choose the best answer Question 1: David _____ five books so far. a. ) publishes b. ) is publishing c. ) has published d. ) has been published Click for the answer key: (c)

Practice Choose the best answer Question 2: _____ you ever _____ that man? a.

Practice Choose the best answer Question 2: _____ you ever _____ that man? a. ) Are; seeing b. ) Have; seen c. ) Were; seeing d. ) Did; see Click for the answer key: (b)

Practice Choose the best answer Question 1: When I woke up this morning, my

Practice Choose the best answer Question 1: When I woke up this morning, my parents ______ already. a. ) leave b. ) had left c. ) were leaving d. ) left Click for the answer key: (b)

Practice Choose the best answer Question 2: John _____ a panda before he moved

Practice Choose the best answer Question 2: John _____ a panda before he moved to Si Chuan, China. a. ) had never seen b. ) has seen c. ) never saw d. ) never sees Click for the answer key: (a)

Practice Choose the best answer Question 1: She _____ enough Chinese to communicate before

Practice Choose the best answer Question 1: She _____ enough Chinese to communicate before she moves to Beijing. a. ) will learn b. ) learns c. ) is learning d. ) will have learned Click for the answer key: (d)

Practice Choose the best answer Question 2: By the time I finish this course,

Practice Choose the best answer Question 2: By the time I finish this course, I _____ ten tests. a. ) will take b. ) will have taken c. ) will be taking d. ) have taken Click for the answer key: (b)

Quiz Complete the following sentences using the correct simple perfect tense 1. ) By

Quiz Complete the following sentences using the correct simple perfect tense 1. ) By next Saturday you _____ (stay) with us for three weeks. Click for the answer key will have stayed 2. ) Mrs. Wang _____ (teach) English for more than 20 years. Click for the have taught answer key 3. ) It was he who _____ (give) us the piano. Click for the answer key had given 4. ) They _____ already _____ (go) when we arrived. Click for the answer key had already gone 5. ) We shall _____ (grow) old before we learn it really well. Click for the answer key have grown

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