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12 12 Perfect Tenses

Warm-up

Work in pairs. With the help of your partner. Frame sentences using the given verbs and the
tenses in brackets.
1. throw _______________________________________________ (past perfect)

2. accept _______________________________________________ (present perfect)
3. think _______________________________________________ (future perfect)

4. visit _______________________________________________ (past perfect)
5. run _______________________________________________ (present perfect)

6. leave _______________________________________________ (future perfect)

Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense is formed by using the subject + has or have + main verb in its past
participle form.

The present perfect tense is used to:
 indicate an action that has been completed in the immediate past.

l I have seen the Taj Mahal.

 describe an action beginning at some point of time in the past and continuing up to the
present moment.

l He has lived in Delhi.

Formation of Sentences in Present Perfect Tense

The negative in present perfect is formed by using has not or have not + past participle form of
the main verb.
l She has not slept for two days.

The interrogative (yes/no question) in present perfect is formed by beginning a question with
have or has followed by subject and past participle form of the main verb.

l Has she replied to our query?

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