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Present Past Perfect Tense

Present Past Perfect Tense

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English

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9th Grade

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Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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4 Slides • 10 Questions

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Present and Past Perfect

GCSE Grammar

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​Present Perfect: Structure

​I have finished my homework

​He has lived here for many years.

​We haven't seen him yet.

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​Yes, I have.

​No, I haven't.

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Multiple Select

Present perfect is used to talk

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about situations that started in the past and are still true

2

about completed actions at a time in the past which is not mentioned

3

about past habits which are no longer true

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about completed actions where the important thing is the present result

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a series of actions continuing up to now

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​Time expressions

PRESENT PERFECT​

never, ever, for, since, always, yet, lately, recently, how long, just, still, already

​​today, this morning, tonight, this year

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​PAST TENSE

​yesterday, last night/week/month/year, ago, on Monday, in 2020

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Multiple Select

Which time expressions are typical for present perfect?

1

when

2

ever

3

always

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how long

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last night

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Fill in the Blanks

The last time Nancy came here was in 2018.

Nancy hasn't

2018.

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Multiple Choice

......................... anyone interesting at the party last night?

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Have you met

2

Has you met

3

Did you meet

4

Did you met

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Multiple Select

I haven't seen Gerry ....... a long time.

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since

2

already

3

for

4

in

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Multiple Choice

Sean ..................................... the cinema for tonight.

1

already books

2

is already booking

3

have already booked

4

has already booked

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​Past Perfect: structure

​​I had finished my homework before I went to my friend's house.

​He was comfortable because he had lived here for many years.

​Up until Adam found him, nobody had shown much interest in Dave.

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​Yes, I had.

​No, I hadn't.

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Multiple Select

We use past perfect to talk about

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completed actions before a moment in the past

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completed actions in the past

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situations and states before another past event

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completed actions where the important thing is the result of a moment in the past

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general truths in the past

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Multiple Choice

By the time he died, Beethoven ........................................ nine symphonies

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has written

2

wrote

3

had written

4

has been writing

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Multiple Choice

I ...................... my homework as soon as I got home from school.

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had done

2

was doing

3

did

4

had been doing

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Fill in the Blanks

Dave stayed at home until one day, Adam told him they were going on a trip.

Dave

Type answer...

out for a long time, because of his health.

pattern-tertiary
Present and Past Perfect

GCSE Grammar

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