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Sowmiii Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
What is perfect tense
Hey friends,
Could you please clarify what is perfect tense? and when to use it? Am merely confused...
Could you please clarify what is perfect tense? and when to use it? Am merely confused...
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The "perfect tenses" all use the helping verb "have" and a past participle (generally of the main verb). These tenses have continuous forms and both an active and a passive voice. There are perfect modal forms, a perfect infinitive and even a perfect gerund.
- The "perfect tenses" all use the helping verb "have" and a past participle (generally of the main verb).
- These tenses have continuous forms and both an active and a passive voice.
- There are perfect modal forms, a perfect infinitive and even a perfect gerund.
- The perfect tenses are extremely common and used in everyday conversation Here is a resource where you can study the perfect tenses and their forms.
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The "perfect tenses" all use the helping verb "have" and a past participle (generally of the main verb).
These tenses have continuous forms and both an active and a passive voice.
There are perfect modal forms, a perfect infinitive and even a perfect gerund.
The perfect tenses are extremely common and used in everyday conversation
Here is a resource where you can study
These tenses have continuous forms and both an active and a passive voice.
There are perfect modal forms, a perfect infinitive and even a perfect gerund.
The perfect tenses are extremely common and used in everyday conversation
Here is a resource where you can study
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sowmiiiwhat is perfect tense?There are two perfect tenses.
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present perfect tense — has or have plus the past participle
past perfect tense — had plus the past participle
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Present perfect / Past perfect
has taken; have taken / had taken
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