Sentences in the perfect present, past and future tense
I can identify the perfect tense and write a range of sentence types in the perfect present tense.
Sentences in the perfect present, past and future tense
I can identify the perfect tense and write a range of sentence types in the perfect present tense.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The verb carries the tense of a sentence.
- The perfect tense can denote present, past or future action.
- The perfect tense is a tense that makes use of an auxiliary verb based on 'to have' and a main verb.
- The auxiliary verb is followed by a past tense form of the main verb in the perfect tense.
Keywords
Verb - a being, a doing or a having word
Perfect tense - made using an auxiliary verb based on the infinitive ‘to have’ and a past tense form of the main verb
Auxiliary verb - the helping verb that is always paired with the main verb
Common misconception
Pupils may believe that any use of 'have' shows the perfect tense.
Remind children that 'have' can be used as a main verb as well as an auxiliary verb. For example, 'I have three pets' = main verb.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
He plays volleyball every week.
He played volleyball yesterday.
He is playing volleyball this afternoon.
He was playing volleyball when it happened.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Aisha has taken the best spot on the carpet.
Aisha had taken the best spot on the carpet.
Aisha will have taken the best spot on the carpet.
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