English
Perfect Tenses Review
INSTRUCTOR: Ece İnceoğlu
Table of Contents
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Present Perfect Tense
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Summary
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Activity-1
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
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Summary
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Activity-2
Past Perfect Tense
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Summary
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Activity-3
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
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Summary
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Activity-4
Future Perfect Tense
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Summary
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Activity-5
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
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Summary
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Activity-6
Answer Key
2&3
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9 & 10
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Present Perfect Tense
Summary: The
present perfect tense is used to describe actions or events that happened at
an indefinite time in the past but are still relevant to the present.
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It is formed with "have" (or "has" for the third person singular) + the past participle (V3).
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Positive Sentences: Subject + have/has + V3 + object + place + time.
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Negative Sentences: Subject + haven’t / hasn’t + V3 + object + place + time.
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Question Sentences: Have/Has + subject + V3 + object + place + time ?
Activity-1
Positive Sentences:
1- He ___________________________ (visit) five different countries so far.
2- They ___________________________ (clean) the entire house this morning.
3- I ___________________________ (read) all the Harry Potter books.
4- She ___________________________ (play) the piano for ten years.
Negative Sentences:
5- We ___________________________ (not finish) the project yet.
6- She ___________________________ (never try) sushi.
Question Sentences:
7- __________ you ____________ (travel) to Asia before?
8- __________ he ____________ (meet) the new manager yet?
9- __________ they ____________ (watch) the latest episode?
10- __________ she ________________ (ever visit) Europe?
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Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Summary:
The present perfect continuous tense is used to describe actions that started in
the past, continue into the present, and may continue into the future.
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It is formed with "have been" (or "has been" for the third person singular) + Ving
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Positive Sentences: Subject + have / has been + Ving + object + place + time.
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Negative Sentences: Subject + haven’t / hasn’t been + Ving + object + place + time.
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Question Sentences: Have/Has + subject + been + Ving + object + place + time ?
Activity-2
Positive Sentences:
1- She _____________________________ (dance) at the party for hours.
2- They _____________________________ (study) Spanish for a long time.
3- He _____________________________ (work) on the project all day.
4- We _____________________________ (wait) for the bus since 3 o'clock.
Negative Sentences:
5- I _____________________________ (not practice) the guitar lately.
6- They _____________________________ (not exercise) at the gym this week.
Question Sentences:
7- __________ she _____________________ (sing) in the choir for long?
8- __________ they _____________________ (learn) French for a while?
9- __________ he _____________________ (fix) the car all afternoon?
10- __________ you _____________________ (read) that book for hours?
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Past Perfect Tense
Summary: The
past perfect tense is used to indicate that one action in the past happened
before another action in the past.
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It is formed with "had" + the past participle (V3).
○ Positive Sentences: Subject + had + V3 + object + place + time.
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Negative Sentences: Subject + hadn’t + V3 + object + place + time.
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Question Sentences: Had + subject + V3 + object + place + time ?
Activity-3
Positive Sentences:
1- She ___________________________ (finish) her homework before going to the party.
2- They ___________________________ (arrive) at the airport before the flight took off.
3- He ___________________________ (eat) lunch before the meeting started.
4- We ___________________________ (clean) the house before our guests arrived.
Negative Sentences:
5- I ___________________________ (not study) for the test before the teacher gave it.
6- They ___________________________ (not prepare) dinner before the guests arrived.
Question Sentences:
7- __________ she _________________ (read) the book before watching the movie?
8- __________ they _________________ (leave) the party before midnight?
9- __________ he _________________ (finish) his work before going on vacation?
10- __________ you _________________ (do) your homework before playing video games?
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Past Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Summary: The past perfect continuous tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in
the past, were interrupted by another action, or continued up to a certain point in the past.
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It is formed with "had been" + Ving
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Positive Sentences: Subject + had been + Ving + object + place + time.
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Negative Sentences: Subject + hadn’t been + Ving + object + place + time.
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Question Sentences: Had + subject + been + Ving + object + place + time ?
Activity-4
Positive Sentences:
1- She _____________________________ (practice) the piano for hours before the recital.
2- They _____________________________ (play) basketball when it started raining.
3- He _____________________________ (work) on the project for weeks before it was canceled.
4- We _____________________________ (study) French for a long time before our trip to Paris.
Negative Sentences:
5- I _____________________________ (not swim) for hours before the lifeguard arrived.
6- They _____________________________ (not hike) in the mountains before the weather turned bad.
Question Sentences:
7- __________ she _____________________ (cook) dinner for a long time before the guests arrived?
8- __________ they _____________________ (wait) for the bus for hours before it finally came?
9- __________ he _____________________ (fix) the car for a while before it broke down again?
10- __________ you _____________________ (write) your novel for a long time before getting published?
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Future Perfect Tense
Summary: The
future perfect tense is used to describe actions that will be completed by a
certain point in the future.
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It is formed with "will have" + the past participle (V3).
○ Positive Sentences: Subject + will have + V3 + object + place + time.
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Negative Sentences: Subject + won’t have + V3 + object + place + time.
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Question Sentences: Will + subject + have + V3 + object + place + time ?
Activity-5
Positive Sentences:
1- By next month, he _____________________________ (complete) his training program.
2- She _____________________________ (read) all the assigned books by the end of the semester.
3- By the time I finish my project, I _____________________________ (learn) a lot about the subject.
4- By the time I retire, I _____________________________ (travel) to at least 20 different countries.
Negative Sentences:
5- She _____________________________ (not write) her novel by the deadline.
6- They _____________________________ (not save) enough money for their vacation next summer.
Question Sentences:
7- __________ you _____________________ (visit) all the museums in the city by the time you leave?
8- __________ he ______________________ (repair) the car before he sells it?
9- __________ they ______________________ (find) a new apartment before their lease expires?
10- __________ she ______________________ (complete) the marathon before dark?
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Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Summary: The future perfect continuous tense is used to describe actions that will have been
ongoing for a period of time leading up to a specific point in the future.
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It is formed with "will have been" + Ving
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Positive Sentences: Subject + will have been + Ving + object + place + time.
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Negative Sentences: Subject + won’t have been + Ving + object + place + time.
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Question Sentences: Will + subject + have been + Ving + object + place + time ?
Activity-6
Positive Sentences:
1- By the end of the month, she _______________________________ (work) on her thesis for six months.
2- He _______________________________ (exercise) at the gym for an hour before his appointment.
3- They _______________________________ (practice) the piano for hours by the time of the recital.
4- By the time the party starts, we _______________________________ (decorate) the venue for hours.
Negative Sentences:
5- She _______________________________ (not study) for the test for a week by the time of the exam.
6- They _______________________________ (not swim) in the pool for hours before it closes.
Question Sentences:
7- __________ she __________________________ (paint) the mural for several hours by tomorrow?
8- __________ he __________________________ (work) on the project for a while before the deadline?
9- __________ they __________________________ (travel) for a long time by the time they return?
10- __________ you __________________________ (write) your research paper for days by the conference?
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Answer Key
Activity 1:
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9.
10.
Activity 2:
He has visited five different countries so
far.
They have cleaned the entire house this
morning.
I have read all the Harry Potter books.
She has played the piano for ten years.
We have not finished the project yet.
She has never tried sushi.
Have you travelled to Asia before?
Has he met the new manager yet?
Have they watched the latest episode?
Has she ever visited Europe?
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10.
Activity 3:
Activity 4:
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10.
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She had finished her homework
before going to the party.
They had arrived at the airport before
the flight took off.
He had eaten lunch before the
meeting started.
We had cleaned the house before our
guests arrived.
I had not studied for the test before
the teacher gave it.
They had not prepared dinner before
the guests arrived.
Had she read the book before
watching the movie?
Had they left the party before
midnight?
Had he finished his work before going
on vacation?
Had you done your homework before
playing video games?
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3.
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5.
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9.
10.
She has been dancing at the party for hours.
They have been studying Spanish for a long
time.
He has been working on the project all day.
We have been waiting for the bus since 3
o'clock.
I have not been practicing the guitar lately.
They have not been exercising at the gym this
week.
Has she been singing in the choir for long?
Have they been learning French for a while?
Has he been fixing the car all afternoon?
Have you been reading that book for hours?
She had been practicing the piano for
hours before the recital.
They had been playing basketball
when it started raining.
He had been working on the project
for weeks before it was canceled.
We had been studying French for a
long time before our trip to Paris.
I had not been swimming for hours
before the lifeguard arrived.
They had not been hiking in the
mountains before the weather turned
bad.
Had she been cooking dinner for a
long time before the guests arrived?
Had they been waiting for the bus for
hours before it finally came?
Had he been fixing the car for a while
before it broke down again?
Had you been writing your novel for a
long time before getting published
Answer Key
Activity 5:
Activity 6:
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9.
10.
By next month, he will have
completed his training program.
She will have read all the assigned
books by the end of the semester.
By the time I finish my project, I will
have learned a lot about the subject.
By the time I retire, I will have traveled
to at least 20 different countries.
She will not have written her novel by
the deadline.
They will not have saved enough
money for their vacation next summer.
Will you have visited all the museums
in the city by the time you leave?
Will he have repaired the car before
he sells it?
Will they have found a new apartment
before their lease expires?
Will she have completed the
marathon before dark?
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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By the end of the month, she will have
been working on her thesis for six
months.
He will have been exercising at the
gym for an hour before his
appointment.
They will have been practicing the
piano for hours by the time of the
recital.
By the time the party starts, we will
have been decorating the venue for
hours.
She will not have been studying for
the test for a week by the time of the
exam.
They will not have been swimming in
the pool for hours before it closes.
Will she have been painting the mural
for several hours by tomorrow?
Will he have been working on the
project for a while before the deadline?
Will they have been traveling for a
long time by the time they return?
Will you have been writing your
research paper for days by the
conference?