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Perfect Verb Tenses: Present, Past and Future Perfect

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a) have reported · b) will have narrated · c) had encountered

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Uérakua anapu uantakua. Projects and Readings. Libro de Educación Secundaria Grado 2° Ciclo Escolar 2025 - 2026

Ejercicio 1

Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Don't forget the auxiliary have.

Parte 1.a

Many people ______ (report) hearing La Llorona's lament near rivers and lakes.

El marcador temporal es near rivers and lakes y el contexto es una experiencia repetida que sigue siendo relevante en el presente.
Corresponde el present perfect: sujeto + have/has + participio pasado.
Sujeto plural Many people → auxiliar have.
Participio pasado de report → reported.

Respuesta

Many people have reported hearing La Llorona's lament near rivers and lakes.

Parte 1.b

By the end of this century, countless generations ______ (narrate) the haunting story of La Llorona.

La expresión By the end of this century indica un momento futuro antes del cual la acción estará terminada.
Corresponde el future perfect: sujeto + will have + participio pasado.
Sujeto plural countless generations → will have.
Participio pasado de narrate → narrated.

Respuesta

By the end of this century, countless generations will have narrated the haunting story of La Llorona.

Parte 1.c

Before the legend became famous, only a few villagers ______ (encounter) La Llorona.

Before the legend became famous sitúa la acción en un pasado anterior a otro pasado.
Corresponde el past perfect: sujeto + had + participio pasado.
Sujeto plural only a few villagers → had.
Participio pasado de encounter → encountered.

Respuesta

Before the legend became famous, only a few villagers had encountered La Llorona.

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Grammar

Perfect Verb Tenses

The perfect verb tenses describe actions that started or will start at some point and are still relevant in the moment of speaking. They use the auxiliary verb have conjugated in the present, past, or future accordingly.

Tense	Structure	Examples	Use
Present perfect	subject + has/have + verb in the past participle + object	I have read about La Llorona many times. / She has heard La Llorona's lament at night.	Used to describe an action that started in the past and is still relevant in the present, an action that started at some point in the past (the exact moment is not relevant), and to describe past experiences. You may use the prepositions for and since to specify the moment being described.
Past perfect	subject + had + verb in the past participle + object	He had read all her albums by June. / They had played video games for hours.	Used to describe an action that started in an earlier past than the most recent past we are describing at the moment of speaking.
Future perfect	subject + will + have + verb in the past participle + object	They will have played for ten hours by noon. / It will have rained for an entire week by Monday.	Used to describe that an action will be finished before a specific time in the future.

1. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Don't forget the auxiliary have:

a) Many people ______________________ (report) hearing La Llorona's lament near rivers and lakes.

b) By the end of this century, countless generations ______________________ (narrate) the haunting story of La Llorona.

c) Before the legend became famous, only a few villagers ______________________ (encounter) La Llorona.

Ejemplos resueltos

I ______ (read) about La Llorona many times.

Present perfect con sujeto I: have + participio read → I have read about La Llorona many times.

He ______ (read) all her albums by June.

Past perfect: had + participio read → He had read all her albums by June.

They ______ (play) for ten hours by noon.

Future perfect: will have + participio played → They will have played for ten hours by noon.

Tabla

Tense	Structure	Examples	Use
Present perfect	subject + has/have + verb in the past participle + object	I have read about La Llorona many times. / She has heard La Llorona's lament at night.	Acción iniciada en el pasado con relevancia presente; experiencias pasadas; se usan for y since.
Past perfect	subject + had + verb in the past participle + object	He had read all her albums by June. / They had played video games for hours.	Acción anterior a otro pasado.
Future perfect	subject + will + have + verb in the past participle + object	They will have played for ten hours by noon. / It will have rained for an entire week by Monday.	Acción que estará terminada antes de un momento futuro.

Fórmulas y ecuaciones

Present perfect: subject + has/have + past participle

Past perfect: subject + had + past participle

Future perfect: subject + will have + past participle

Glosario (5)

auxiliary verb: Verbo auxiliar que acompaña al verbo principal para formar tiempos compuestos; en los tiempos perfectos es have/has/had/will have.
past participle: Participio pasado del verbo; tercera forma verbal (read, heard, played, reported).
lament: Lamento, queja o llanto lastimero.
haunting: Que persigue o atormenta; inquietante, escalofriante.
villager: Aldeano, habitante de un pueblo o aldea.

Temas y conceptos clave

Tiempos verbales perfectosGramática inglesapresent perfectpast perfectfuture perfectauxiliar haveparticipio pasado

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Perfect Verb Tenses

The perfect verb tenses describe actions that started or will start at some point and are still relevant in the moment of speaking. They use the auxiliary verb have conjugated in the present, past, or future accordingly.

Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.Don't forget the auxiliary have:

a）Many people (report) hearing La Llorona's lament near rivers and lakes.

c)Before the legend became famous, only a few villagers (encounter) La Llorona.

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Tense	Structure	Examples	Use
Present penfect	subject + has/have + verb in the past participle + object	I have read about La Llorona many times. She has heard La Llorona's lament at night.	Used to describe an action that started in the past and is still relevant in the present, an action that started at some point in the past (the exact moment is not relevant), and to describe past experiences. You may use the prepositions for and since to specify the moment being described.
Past penfect	subject+ had+ verb in the past participle+ ob ject	He had read all her allbums by June. They had played video games for hours.	Used to describe an action that started in an eanlier past than the most recent past we are describing at the moment of speaking.
Future perfect	subject + wil + have + verb in the past participle + object	They will have played for ten hours by noon. It will have rained for an entire week by Monday.	Used to describe that an action will be finished before a specific time in the future.