By Past perfect, Present perfect

are. What has happened to them in Modern English? There was no future tense in Old English even though the predecessor of will was sometimes used to indicate future action. Its meaning was "to want, to desire" and will has mostly lost this meaning. It is still present in some contexts,...

Hi, I am encountering sentences that haa 'has been compiled/done' or 'had been compiled/done.' I don't think any of the two focuses on duration like the present perfect continuous or past perfect continous but I can't dispel the notion that it might do at least some level...

Hi,I am encountering sentences that haa 'has been compiled/done' or 'had been compiled/done.' I don't think any of the two focuses on duration like the present perfect continuous or past perfect continous but I can't dispel the notion that it might do at least some level...

No.Present perfect only is "used when an action begins in the past but continues into the present / holds relevance in the present".Past perfect is used when an action began in the past but continued to another point in the past / held relevance at that point in the past.Past perfect...

Hi, Could someone help me understand the difference between Present Perfect and Past Perfect ? As far as I know in both tenses are used when an action begins in the past but continues into the present / holds relevance in the present. You'll find a lot of discussion on the Forum about these...

Hi,Could someone help me understand the difference between Present Perfect and Past Perfect ? As far as I know in both tenses are used when an action begins in the past but continues into the present / holds relevance in the present. Thanks... N

Huygen, By reading your post, something tells me that your English level should be beyond the question you just asked, and able to categorize the tenses already. There are 3 basic tenses: Simple past – present – future There are past progressive- present progressive- future progressive....

.1) we form the Present Perfect tense with "has/have"+ the past participle. It is used to show:a) actions that have been completed recently.-- Yes, that is one use 2) we form the Past Perfect Tense with "had" + the past participle. It is used to showa) an action that...

Hi Mentors, Tutors and Native English Speakers/writersCan i say: 1) we form the Present Perfect tense with "has/have" 2) we form the Past Perfect Tense with "had" + the past participle. It is used to show: ...

Greetings,I have a pretty big favour to ask.I've been struggling with this topic for quite awhile now.It goes without saying that my English "leaves something to be desired".Having in mind the subtle differences that occur from using particular tenses, I have often wondered how the...