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What tense is they have finished their work?
The FUTURE PERFECT TENSE indicates that an action will have been completed (finished or “perfected”) at some point in the future.
Has finished or have finished?
Have is used with plural things and with I and you. Has is used with singular things excluding I and you. “He has finished” is grammatical. “He have finished” is not.
Have done VS have finished?
‘Done’ vs ‘Finished’ This is confusing to English speakers because ‘done’ means something that has been brought to a conclusion or an end, as in: It is done when the timer goes off. The word ‘finished’ means completed or concluded, as in: He finished the race first.
What tense is have?
Present Tense
have – present and past tense
Present Tense | |
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I have | We have |
You have | You have |
He has | |
She has | They have |
What is the tense of half an hour ago?
The tense is called the present perfect and should not be used here as you have a ‘fixed point of time in the past’ (half an hour ago). With fixed points of time in the past used the simple past.
How do you use the word had in a sentence?
He has had his breakfast. (has had – present perfect tense) 6. The chief guest addressed the gathering. (addressed – simple past) 7. They had been walking. (had been walking – past perfect continuous tense) 8. They will have learnt their lessons. (will have learnt – future perfect tense)
What are some simple sentences that use simple past tense?
1. She took her daughter to the doctor. (Simple past tense) 2. I will always remember this. (Simple future tense) 3. They asked me to wait. (Simple past tense) 4. I have been studying since morning. (Present perfect continuous tense)
Can you have more than one tense in a time clause?
Most time words work with more than one tense. In the present, past, and future perfect progressive tenses, for is not always necessary, but it is frequently used. *Before and after do not require the use of the past perfect, but it is possible. Time Clause Patterns.