Transcript TENSES of VERBS

Business Writing
Firefly Electric and Lighting Corp.
Training and Organizational Development
Human Resources Department
Module 2
WORKING WITH WORDS
Module 2
Lesson 6
Tenses of Verbs
The Perfect Tenses
Grammar
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Tenses of Verbs
Simple tenses
Continuous/ Progressive tenses
Perfect tenses
Subject –Verb Agreement
Voices of Verb (Transitive Verb)
Active Voice
Passive Voice
TENSES of VERBS
TENSES of VERBS
Grammar rules details of language
syntax. Like spelling issues,
grammar violations in a business
document can reflect negatively on
a professional or a company. Care
should be taken that all business
documents are grammatically
correct.
TENSES of VERBS
There are two grammar issues most writers
have trouble with - tenses of verb and
subject-verb agreement. This part of
Module 2 will deal with discussion of
tenses of verb.
Modern English has two sets of tenses- the
simple tenses and the perfect tenses. Each
set has a corresponding continuous or
progressive tenses.
Simple tenses:
Present tense, Past
Grammar
tense and Future tense
Progressive tenses: Present
progressive, Past Progressive and
Future Progressive
Perfect Tenses: Present Perfect,
Past Perfect and Future Perfect
The Perfect Tenses
The Perfect tenses are grammatical
tenses that express action already
completed or completely done with
respect to the present or to the past
or to the future
• Present Perfect tense
• Past Perfect tense
• Future Perfect tense
Module 2
Lesson 6C
The Future Perfect Tense
The Future Perfect Tense
The Future Perfect Tense
Definition: The Future Perfect tense is the
tense of the verb that describes an action or
an event that will occur in the future and
completed before some other actions or
event or time. The emphasis is on the
action that is completed, not on how long it
has taken. The action or event started
before now, is starting now or will start now
but will not be completed until sometime in
the future.
The Future Perfect Tense
Format of Future Perfect Tense:
will + have + past participle form of the verb.
It is used with all subjects whether singular or
plural.
o I will have done the laundry by 10:30 this
morning.
oBefore May is over, the papaya will have
ripened already.
o By 2030, technology will have produced
already a genetically modified human
embryo.
The Future Perfect Tense
Conditions in the Use of Future Perfect
tense:
• completed action before another action in the
future.
oCarrie will have gotten ready by the time
her date arrives.
oThe farmers will have harvested the rice
before the monsoon strikes.
oJessie will have garnered the highest
points by the time of the semi finals.
The Future Perfect Tense
• action that will completed before a
specific time in the future.
oThe torrential rain will have filled
up the lake by tomorrow
oThe caterers will have served
dinner by 8 o’clock.
oAll the guests will have eaten by
10 o’clock.
The Future Perfect Tense
• action that will last before a given time in the
future (duration)
o Before this current school year ends,
Coach John will have handled the
basketball varsity for ten years.
o By 2016, Ronald will have finished his
training as a pilot.
o Mardy Construction will have completed
building their major contracted
condominium at the end of this year.
The Future Perfect Tense
• state that will continue up to sometime in
the future
o Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez will have been
married for fifty years in June 25.
oMy family will have lived in this house
for thirty years next year.
oAs he contracted chicken pox, Dennis
will have been absent from class for
more than 10 days.
The Future Perfect Tense
• action that indicates certainty about the near
past.
oMy brother’s band mates will have arrived
already. I can hear the loud throbbing of the
electric guitars at this distance.
oAngel Locsin will have appeared on stage
already. I can hear the fans chanting her name
loudly.
oBy this time, your application letter will have
reached the agency already. You have sent it
three days ago.
The Future Perfect Tense
Adverb indicators used with Past Perfect
tense:
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By X (hour, day, month, year)
By the time
Before
Until/till
At X time
In X ( hours, months, years)
already
The Future Perfect Tense
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The Future Perfect Tense
Write the correct form of the enclosed verb
in the Future Perfect tense.
1. Lisa hopes that the dressmaker (finish)
_______ her gown by Friday.
2. You can visit Alain tomorrow. The doctor
(allow) ________ him visitors by then.
3. If Amy delays in coming home, Anton
(eat)_______ her share of the pizza.
4. Gina is so grade conscious, she (take)
_______ an exam even though she’s sick.
The Future Perfect Tense
5. By the time Carlos arrives at 9:30am, Mina
(leave)______ for work already.
6. Winnifer (throw)_____away her bouquet
to Anita if she has seen her.
7. By next school year, each student (have)
________ a personal computer assigned.
8. Dan (help) ______ you with your project if
you have asked him.
The Future Perfect Tense
If you got a score of 4 or less in the practice
exercises, please review the notes on
Future Perfect tense before taking the
quiz.
Please look over the uploaded “Learning
about Verbs” notes in Quia and check
whether there are other facts you need to
include in your Cheat Sheet.
The Future Perfect Tense
Write the correct form of the enclosed verb in the
Future Perfect tense.
1. Lisa hopes that the dressmaker (finish) will
have finished her gown by Friday.
2. You can visit Alain tomorrow. The doctor
(allow) will have allowed him visitors by then.
3. If Amy delays in coming home, Anton (eat)will
have eaten her share of the pizza.
4. Gina is so grade conscious, she (take) will have
taken an exam even though she’s sick.
The Future Perfect Tense
5. By the time Carlos arrives at 9:30am, Mina
(leave) will have left for work already.
6. Winnifer (throw) will have thrown away
her bouquet to Anita if she has seen her.
7. By next school year, each student (have)
will have had a personal computer
assigned.
8. Dan (help) will have helped you with your
project if you have asked him.
Module 2, Lesson 6C: The Future
Perfect Tense Quiz
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The Future Perfect Tense
End of Module 2, Lesson 6C