The document discusses verb tenses and forms in English. It describes 6 tenses - present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect - and explains how they indicate the time of the verb's action. It also distinguishes between regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs form their past tense and past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d", while irregular verbs do not follow a set pattern.
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Perfect Tenses of the Verb
1. Verb Tense
Tense denotes the time of the action
indicated by a verb. The time is not always
the same as that indicated by the name of the
tense.
2. 6 Types
Verb Tenses
Present Past Future
Present Past Future
Perfect Perfect Perfect
3. Present Perfect Tense
Present perfect tense expresses action
completed at the present time (perfect
means complete) or begun in the past and
continuing into the present.
This tense uses the helping verbs has and
have and the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
He has written a letter to his uncle. (completed
action)
The Waltons have lived here for seven years.
(continuing)
4. Past Perfect Tense
Past perfect tense expresses
action completed before certain
time in the past. (This is the
before-past tense.)
It uses the helping verb had and
the past participle of the verb.
Example: She had written the
letter before I saw her.
5. Future Perfect Tense
Future perfect tense expresses
action which will be completed
before a certain time in the
future. (This is the before-future
tense)
It uses the helping verbs will
have or shall have and the past
participle of the verb.
Example: He will have finished
the paper before next Friday.
7. Regular Verbs
Regular verbs form their past
tense and past participle by
adding –ed or –d to their present
tense form.
More than 95% of all English
verbs are regular.
Regular verbs cause few
problems in speaking and
writing.
8. Regular verbs and their
Principal Parts
Principal Present Present Past Past
Parts:
Tense Participle Tense Participle
Verb:
To call call, calling called (have)
calls called
To dust dust, dusting dusted (have)
dusts dusted