Present Perfect & Past Perfect
What is the form of the present perfect?
Subject + have or has + past participle.
What are the two types of verbs in the simple past tense?
Irregular Verbs (they change)
&
Regular Verbs (add -ed at the end of the verb)
What is the form of the past perfect continuous?
Subject + had + been + verb - ing
Ex: In my neighborhood people rarely ACKNOWLEDGE me when I pass them on the street.
notice or accept or admit the existence of something or someone
What is the form of the past perfect?
Subject + had + past participle
What is the form of the simple past?
Subject + past tense verb
What is the form for the present perfect continuous?
Subject + have or has + been + verb - ing ...
do or go somewhere that may be dangerous.
when do we use present perfect and When do we use Past perfect?
we use present perfect in situations or events that talk about the past until now!
We use past perfect when we talk about earlier past event + past event.
complete the sentence in the simple past:
I hope I ______ (pass) last week¨s test.
I hope I passed last week¨s test.
What is the difference between past perfect continuous and present perfect continuous?
Past perfect cont is about the ongoing early past + past and uses the verb HAD BEEN + verb -ing
Present perfect continuous is about the ongoing past until now and uses the verb HAVE BEEN + verb - ing
complete the sentence with the correct expression:
When I was on the bus last week, and trying to _________ past all the other people to the exit, no one would move!
(make eye contact), (Make my way) or (slip)
MAKE MY WAY
When I was on the bus last week, and trying to make my way past all the other people to the exit, no one would move!
Complete the sentence in the present perfect:
I __________ (not miss) a single class since the start of this semester.
I have not missed a single class since the start of this semester.
(Since tells us it is present perfect)
conjugate the following verbs in the past tense:
- Fall - Eat
- Pass - Sleep
- Catch - cut
Fall = fell , eat = ate
pass = passed, sleep = slept
catch = caught, cut = cut
conjugate the sentence in the past perfect continuous. (You might need to add extra words or another tense in one of the sentences).
I play basketball. I start to play soccer.
I had been playing basketball before I started to play soccer.
complete the conversation with the correct expression:
Really? So _______ you talk about her so much.
(but anyway) , (looking back) or (no wonder).
NO WONDER
Really? So no wonder you talk about her so much.
conjugate the sentence in the past perfect. (You might need to add extra words and use the past tense)
I eat banana, and now I start to eat apples.
I had eaten bananas before I started to eat apples.
Conjugate the sentence in the past perfect and past perfect continuous:
I _________( be) too tired to prepare for the exam properly because I ________ (do) the night shift at work.Past perfect then past perfect continuous.
I had been (be) too tired to prepare for the exam properly because I had been doing (do) the night shift at work.
complete the conversation with the correct expression:
I think we should change things! How about, _______, we smile at everyone we see for the rest of the day?
(make eye contact) , (say), or (tug)
SAY
I think we should change things! How about, say, we smile at everyone we see for the rest of the day?