The perfect form is the verb tense used to indicate a completed, or "perfected," action or condition. Verbs can appear in any one of three perfect tenses: present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.
Verbs in the perfect form use a form of "have" or "had" + the past participle. (It is the form of the helping verb that indicates the tense.)
Present Perfect: I have finished my homework already.
Past Perfect: Rima had watched TV for an hour before lunch.
Future Perfect: Noori will have finished her homework by the time her parents return.
The perfect form is the verb tense used to indicate a completed, or "perfected," action or condition. Verbs can appear in any one of three perfect tenses: present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.
Verbs in the perfect form use a form of "have" or "had" + the past participle. (It is the form of the helping verb that indicates the tense.)
Present Perfect: I have finished my homework already.
Past Perfect: Rima had watched TV for an hour before lunch.
Future Perfect: Noori will have finished her homework by the time her parents return.