| Present Perfect Continuous | Present Perfect |
| ij : I've been studying English for two years. | ij : I've baked the cake. |
| ij, (wait, work, play, try, learn, rain): I have been playing tennis for several hours. | ij (find, start, buy, lose, break, stop): I've bought a new dictionary this week. |
| :I've been reading all day today. | , : I've read ten chapters. |
!! 䳺 (live, work, teach) , for since:
| She has been working with this corporation for ten years | She has worked for this corporation for ten years. |
Past Indefinite Present Perfect/Perfect Continuous
| Past Indefinite | Present Perfect/Perfect Continuous |
| ij : We arrived last week. | ij : I have lost my key today. I have been looking for this book all morning today. |
| ij : Shakespeare wrote thirty plays. | ij , : My uncle has written several books (and can still write more). I I have been studying English for two years and still need some practice. |
| 䳿 (): I bought this book last month. | 䳿 , . I've bought this book and you may take it if you need. |
THE PAST PERFECT TENSE Active Voice
: had + Past Participle
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| I/he/she/it/we/you/they | had/had not performed | the audit | by 6 pm yesterday. |
| Had | I/he/she/it/we/you/they | performed | the audit | by 6 pm yesterday? |
The Past Perfect Tense Passive Voice
: had + been + Past Participle
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| I/he/she/it/we/you/they | had/had not been invited | to the meeting of the staff. |
| Had | I/he/she/it/we/you/they | been invited | to the meeting of the staff? |
| ij | |
| ij, 䳺 | Sam had left before we got there. All the documents had been examined before the meeting started. |
| ij, (by two o'clock, by that time) | I had done my homework by 8 o'clock. My report had been submitted by the deadline. |
THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE Active Voice
