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Past, Present, and Future Perfect Tense

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Examples of Present Perfect Tense

1. (+) My sister has bought a new car. (Saudara perempuan saya sudah membeli
mobil baru.)
2. (-) My sister hasn’t bought a new laptop yet. (Saudara perempuan saya belum
membeli laptop baru.)
3. (?) Has your sister bought a new car? (Apakah saudara perempuanmu sudah
membeli mobil baru?)
4. (+) My cousin and I have run the business for three years. (Sepupu dan saya telah
menjalankan bisnis itu selama 3 tahun)
5. (-) My cousin and I have never applied a new job. (Sepupu dan saya tidak pernah
melamar pekerjaan baru.)
6. (?) Have you and your cousin run the business for five year? (Apakah kamu dan
sepupumu telah menjalankan bisnis itu selama 5 tahun?)

Examples of Past Perfect Tense

 She had established her company before 2008.


 He had never played football until last week.
 Had she established her company before 2008?
 
To show that an action happened before something else in the past:

 She stayed up all night because she had received bad news.


 They lost many of the games because they had not practiced enough.
 Anthony had met Ryan before you introduced him to us at the party.

Examples of Future Perfect Tense

 The poet will have written a romantic poem before the program starts.
 The lyricist will have written a realistic song for the film.
 Will you have gone to the concert of the realistic songs before I come?
 I will not have attended the program because of my busy schedule.
 Robin will have joined us at the meeting before you reach.
 I will have helped him to do the task before the class starts.

 
EXERCISE: FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE CORRECT VERB PHRASE OF PRESENT PERFECT, PAST PERFECT,
OR FUTURE PERFECT TENSE.

Example:

1. Yesterday, they came into my house after I ________ (finish) cleaning my room.
Answer: had finished
2. I ________ (not submit) my task yet.
Answer: have not submitted
3. They __________ (arrive) there before the meeting begins.
Answer: will have arrived

Do the next numbers like the examples provided above:

4. Finally, my best friend ___________ (find) his dream house.


Answer:
5. The due date for the research is tomorrow, __________ you (complete) the data?
Answer:
6. They _________ (meet) each other before they held the collaboration party.
Answer:
7. Al : Andy, how’s your father?
Andy : My father ________ (break) his leg, he is in the operation room now.
Answer:
8. Yey, I _________ (tell) you my story for three times.
Answer:
9. It has been two hours but she _________ (not write) any words yet.
Answer:
10. Jackson _________ (go) to school when his parents woke up this morning.
Answer:
11. I _________ (buy) you pizza before I asked you for dinner.
Answer:
12. I _________ (gain) a normal weight at the end of this month.
Answer:
13. ___________ (graduate) my S1 degree by next year?
Amswer:
14. When the professor retires next month, he _____________ (teach) for 45 years.
Answer:
15. A: _________ you (go) to Jakarta?
B: Not yet.
Answer:
16. She said she has sent it, but I ________ (not get) any mail so far.
Answer:
17. My little sister loves the film so much, she _______ (watch) it for many times.
Answer:
18. They ______ (eat) their breakfast before going to school this morning.
Answer:

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