PERFECT TENSES Presented by : Đoàn Thanh Huy ề n Kiên Huy ề n Trang

 Present perfect Tense Present perfect Tense  Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous  Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Tense  Future Perfect Tense Future Perfect Tense

Let’s explore these examples: I’ve learned English for 5 years. Nari has had the car since 1998 The dog couples have had 9 babies so far. She hasn’t finished her homework yet. Have you ever been to Dalat before?

Usage: - to describe an action or state which happens in the past and still happens in the present time. Ex: Peter has learned English since he was a child. - to describe an experience in one’s life. Ex: My family has been to Singapore 2 times.

Formation : Affirmative : Negative: Interrogative: S+ HAVE/HAS + PP. S+ HAVEN’T/ HASN’T + PP. HAVE/HAS+ S+ PP?

Ex : He has been learning English for over 8 years. Mary has been thinking of Tom for more than 2 hours. Have you been working in the garden all day? You look exhausted.

Usage : To emphasize that an activity is going on and repeated. Ex: Joseph has been kicking a football against the wall all day. We generally use the present perfect continuous with verbs that suggest extended or repeated activity.

Formation: Affirmative: Negative: Interrogative: S+ HAVE/HAS +BEEN + VING. S+ HAVE/HAS +NOT+ BEEN + VING. HAVE/HAS+S+BEEN+VING?

Ex: By the time I came to the station, the train had gone. Tom had worked hard all year, so he felt he deserved a holiday. We had owned the car for 6 months before we discovered it was stolen.

Formation: Affirmative: Negative: Interrogative: S+ HAD + PP. S+ HAD +NOT + PP. HAD+ S+ PP ?

Usage: i.To talk about a finished activity before a past time. ii.To talk about how many times something happened in a period up to a particular past time. iii.To report what was originally said or thought in the present perfect or past simple.

Examples: I had hoped to visit the gallery before I left Florence, but it’s closed on Sundays. Bill had planned to retire at 60, but we have persuaded him to stay for a few more years. After Ivan had finished reading, he put out the light. By the time we went to the station, everybody had left. The rain had stopped before Susan and Paul went home.

Ex: oBy the time you get home, I will have cleaned the house from top to bottom. oI’m sure his awful behaviour will soon have been forgotten. oOn Saturday, we will have been living in this house for a year.

Usage: - to say that something will be ended, completed, or achieved by a particular point in the future. to say what we believe or imagine is happening around now.

Formation: Affirmative: Negative: Interrogative: S+WILL+ HAVE + PP. S+WILL+ NOT + HAVE + PP. WILL+ S+HAVE+PP ?