PERFECT TENSES

Auxiliary HAVE + PAST

PARTICIPLE

PAST PARTICIPLES

For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

He has finishED.

For irregular verbs (see LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS , 3rd column). They have EATEN.

PRESENT PERFECT:

(Present of TO HAVE )= HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE.

Bart HAS FALLEN asleep.

PAST PERFECT:

(Past of TO HAVE )= HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE.

When Grampa arrived the bus HAD LEFT.

FUTURE PERFECT:

Future of TO HAVE )= WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE.

You will have perfected your English by the

time you come back from the U.S.

EXERCISES

Have or has

Exercises on present perfect

Simple past or present perfect

Test on present perfect

Past perfect

Simple past and past perfect

Simple past, present perfect and past perfect

Future perfect

Future perfect