Grammar and Language Workbook

37. The famous novelist 
[
the spotlight. (present tense of shun)
38. The interior decorator 
[
the painting. (future tense of hang)
39. Don’t tell me you 
[
the party favors. (past tense of forget)
40. You 
[
a fine flute player. (present tense of be)
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Lesson 38
Perfect Tenses: Present, Past, and Future
The 
present perfect tense
is used either to express an action that took place at some
indefinite time in the past or to express an action that began in the past and continues in
the present. The present perfect tense is formed with the past participle of the verb and
the helping verb has or have. This tense often includes adverb phrases. 
We have met our new neighbors.
The 
past perfect tense
is used to show that one action in the past began and ended before
another action in the past started. The past perfect tense is formed with the past
participle of the verb and the helping verb had.
We had eaten the leftovers before Mom and Dad came home.
The 
future perfect tense
is used to show that one action or condition in the future will
begin and end before another event in the future starts. The future perfect tense is formed
with the past participle of the verb and the helping verbs will have.
By tonight I will have practiced that piece several times.
 Exercise 1
Underline each perfect–tense verb. Write whether the tense of the verb is