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Past perfect and present perfect - Coggle Diagram
Past perfect and present perfect
PAST PERFECT
Structures
Negative
Subject + HAD ( auxilary verb- have ) + NOT + V3 (verb in past participle )
Question
HAD ( auxilary verb- have ) + Subject + V3 ( verb in past participle )
Positive
Subject + HAD ( auxilary verb- have ) + V3 (verb in past participle)
Yes/No Answer
YES/NO + Subject + had / had not
Example
I went there after I had completed the task.
He had lived in Guayquil for ten years before he moved to Quito .
Definition
Use the past perfect to talk about things that happened before an event in the past.
The past perfect is often used to give explanations or reasons why things happened.
PRESENT PERFECT
Structures
Positive
Subject+ have/has + ver in past participle.
Question
Have/has+ subject+ verb in past participle
Negative
Subject+ have/has +not+ verb in past participle.
Example
I have already prepared breakfast.
It has rained a lot lately.
Definition
The present perfect tense refers to an action or state that either occurred at an indefinite time in the past or began in the past and continued to the present time