L.5.1.

b Perfect Verb Tenses

I can form and use the perfect verb tenses (past tense, present tense,
and future tense).

Perfect verb tenses are used to inform the reader of

when
_________________ action
an ________________ is taking place. For
past
example, the action can take place in the ________________,
present
____________________, future
or ____________________.

past
The _________ perfect verb tense tells us the
happened before another action in the past
action __________________________________.

present perfect verb tense shows action

The _________
that began in the past and continues to happen
_______________________________________.

future perfect verb tense indicates that the

The _________
will have happened at a time in the future
action __________________________________.

Past Present Future

I had I have I will have
walked. walked. walked.
You had You have You will have
walked. walked. walked.
He had He has He will have
walked. walked. walked.
They had They have They will have
walked. walked. walked.

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Perfect Verb Tenses in Mentor Texts

“Wilbur ran to her and she held the bottle for him while he sucked. When
he had finished the last drop, he grunted and walked sleepily into the
box,” (White, Charlotte’s Web, 1952, p. 9).

“I could hear it through the woolen cap Pa had pulled down over my ears,”
(Yolen, Owl Moon, 1987, p. 2).

Practice
Decide whether each perfect verb is past tense, present tense, or
future tense. Then, write the words in the appropriate column.

had played have sung will have eaten

have slept will have drove has ridden

will have studied have run had kicked

has read had jumped will have flown

had been jealous will have watched had been sick

Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense

had played have sung will have eaten

had kicked have slept will have drove

had jumped has ridden will have studied

had been jealous have run will have watched

had been sick has read will have flown

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