Past Participles
Past or Present Perfect?
Skill, Quality or Qualification?
Past, Present, or Future Perfect?
Questions in the Past or Perfect Tenses
100

do, did

done

100

I (went / have gone) to the movies twice this week.

have gone -- continuing time period

100

4+ years of experience in the field

qualification (experience)

100

I (have been studying/ had been studying / will have been studying) English for 3 years now.

have been studying

100

We walked to work.

Did we walk to work? 

200

is, was

been

200

I (was / have been) in Brazil before.

have been -- continuing time period (your life)

200

Can operate heavy machinery

skill -- something you know how to do
200
She (has worked / had worked / will have worked) at that company for 3 years before she got her new job.

had worked

200
You've been there once.

Have you been there once?

300

get, got

gotten

300

I (tried / have tried) the escargots when I was in France.

tried -- completed time period

300
Good at multitasking

skill -- something you can do well

300
I (have studied / had studied / will have studied) Spanish for many years before I finally learned how to pronounce it correctly.

had studied

300

You knew about it.

Did you know about it?

400
wear, wore
worn
400

I (went / have gone) to the park this morning.

gone --- this morning is over

400

Dedicated and hardworking

quality --- a personal characteristic
400

By the time I'm 40, I (have taught / had taught / will have taught) English for 14 years.

will have taught

400

We had known it long before you did.

Had we known it long before you did?

500

can, could

been able to

500

We (studied / have studied) a lot this past week.

have studied --this past means up until now
500

Detail-oriented

quality - description of a characteristic
500

When (have you / had you / will you have) finished the project? It's due next week.

Will you have

500

She will have graduated before 2022?

Will she have graduated before 2022?

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