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Have/has to form present perfect.
I have eaten too much. She has eaten too much.
and have and be for present perfect continuous:
I have been eating too much and she has beeneating too much too.
Had to form past perfect.
I had eaten too much.
and had and be for past perfect continuous:
We had been eating too much all week.
To form future perfect use will and have:
We will have finished eating at 6:00.
What else can I help you with?
Why is the helping verb used to make the past perfect tense?
The helping verb "have" is used to form the past perfect tense because it indicates that the action was completed before another past action or point in time. This tense is used to show that an action happened earlier in the past relative to another action.
Is has become an action verb or a preposition?
Neither. It is a form of the linking verb 'become' (is now). The present perfect tense of a verb uses "has" or "have" as a helper verb.
Is had been a linking or helping verb?
According to my wonderful English teacher (and my memory), "had been" is a verb phrase, but "had" is a helping verb.
Is only a helping verb?
No, it is an adjective. Helping verbs are the verbs that have no direct action and are used with verbs, and most are forms of the word "be." They would include words such as:amarebecouldisshouldwaswillwould
What is used with present tense determines if its present perfect past perfect or future perfect?
present perfect = subject + have/has +past participle.I have eaten all the rice. She haseaten all the vegetables.past perfect = subject + had + past participle.I had walked to town. She had caughtthe bus to town.future perfect = subject + will + have + past participleI will have left town by then.All these sentences use the past participle ( in italics) the use of the other words (in bold) determines what tense the sentence is.
Why is the helping verb used to make the past perfect tense?
The helping verb "have" is used to form the past perfect tense because it indicates that the action was completed before another past action or point in time. This tense is used to show that an action happened earlier in the past relative to another action.
Is has become an action verb or a preposition?
Neither. It is a form of the linking verb 'become' (is now). The present perfect tense of a verb uses "has" or "have" as a helper verb.
Is had been a linking or helping verb?
According to my wonderful English teacher (and my memory), "had been" is a verb phrase, but "had" is a helping verb.
Is only a helping verb?
No, it is an adjective. Helping verbs are the verbs that have no direct action and are used with verbs, and most are forms of the word "be." They would include words such as:amarebecouldisshouldwaswillwould
What is used with present tense determines if its present perfect past perfect or future perfect?
present perfect = subject + have/has +past participle.I have eaten all the rice. She haseaten all the vegetables.past perfect = subject + had + past participle.I had walked to town. She had caughtthe bus to town.future perfect = subject + will + have + past participleI will have left town by then.All these sentences use the past participle ( in italics) the use of the other words (in bold) determines what tense the sentence is.
is been past tense future tense or present tense?
"Been" is the past participle form of the verb "be" and is used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the present tense and past tense helping verbs?
there are a lot but here are three: was, is, will be
Would has be a helping verb?
Yes, it would be, For Example, Heather has watched a space shuttle launch. has would be the helping verb and watched would be the main verb.
Is has a future perfect verb?
The word "has" is not a future perfect verb. It is a present tense verb that functions as a helping verb for forming perfect tenses. In future perfect tense, "has" is combined with the auxiliary verb "will have" to show an action that will be completed at some point in the future.
Is have is a past tense verb?
No, "have" is not a past tense verb. It is an auxiliary verb used to form the perfect tenses in English, such as "I have eaten." The past tense form of "have" is "had."
The present tense forms are have and has?
Actually, "have" is the present tense form for first and second person plural (I, you, we, they) while "has" is the present tense form for third person singular (he, she, it). For example: "I have, you have, we have, they have" versus "he has, she has, it has."
can had be a action verb how?
"Had" is usually considered a helping verb or an auxiliary verb rather than an action verb. It is used to form past perfect tense or to show possession or obligation.
