Questions about constructing a perfect correctly
Haven't eaten/haven't ateHaven't eaten/haven't ate
Confusion with had + forgetConfusion with had + forget
"I have ever went to""I have ever went to"
"Is not being" vs "Has not being""Is not being" vs "Has not being"
"Had remained" vs "Had been remained""Had remained" vs "Had been remained"
Using "verb + ed" for the futureUsing "verb + ed" for the future
"I done" vs "I have done""I done" vs "I have done"
Questions about distinguishing perfect constructions
"Read and accepted" or "read and accept"?"Read and accepted" or "read and accept"?
People who have had their belongings taken.People who have had their belongings taken.
What role does this PaPpl take?What role does this PaPpl take?
Can a living person "have left" a family?Can a living person "have left" a family?
Questions about perfect tense
Why is the past perfect used in this sentence?Why is the past perfect used in this sentence?
How often do you use FuPf?How often do you use FuPf?
Application of 'will' + PrPf constructionsApplication of 'will' + PrPf constructions
Difference between "has + verbed" and "had + verbed"Difference between "has + verbed" and "had + verbed"
Time references with Pa and PaPfTime references with Pa and PaPf
Can PrPf be used with a dead subject?Can PrPf be used with a dead subject?
Pf used to say one action happened before anotherPf used to say one action happened before another
Questions about perfect aspect
Does 'had been' imply ongoing action?Does 'had been' imply ongoing action?
Does Pf imply incompleteness?Does Pf imply incompleteness?
Does PrPfPrg imply temporary action?Does PrPfPrg imply temporary action?
Is Pf appropriate with "forget to"?Is Pf appropriate with "forget to"?
Is Pf appropriate with "break this rule"?Is Pf appropriate with "break this rule"?
Does "how do you know" have Pf implication?Does "how do you know" have Pf implication?
Questions about modal, irrealis and conditional perfects
How could he have been so stupid?How could he have been so stupid?
I would not now have exchanged …I would not now have exchanged …
I might/may have sat there I might/may have sat there
I couldn't tell/have told if he was annoyedI couldn't tell/have told if he was annoyed
Might have been but wasn'tMight have been but wasn't
My dog could jump/could have jumpedMy dog could jump/could have jumped
"be going to" in FuPf"be going to" in FuPf
He will have been drinking all dayHe will have been drinking all day
He had to have arrivedHe had to have arrived
I may beat him now/tomorrow .. I might beat him a year agoI may beat him now/tomorrow .. I might beat him a year ago
Subjunctive had/had hadSubjunctive had/had had
If I were … I would have … If I were … I would have …
Modal conditional perfectModal conditional perfect
Would have been/causedWould have been/caused
Conditionals with PrPf consequenceConditionals with PrPf consequence
Conditionals with modal Pf consequenceConditionals with modal Pf consequence
If I were … I would have madeIf I were … I would have made
If they had gone … I'd rather you had goneIf they had gone … I'd rather you had gone
Questions about the kinds of perfect meaning
Something I may still do - haven't or didn'tSomething I may still do - haven't or didn't
Simple past with consequencesSimple past with consequences
Because he told/has told me so.Because he told/has told me so.
Can PrPf be used with a stopped action?Can PrPf be used with a stopped action?
PrPf or simple past?PrPf or simple past?
What tense should I use?What tense should I use?
Why is it not OK to use the PrPf here?Why is it not OK to use the PrPf here?
Questions about choosing between perfect constructions and simple present or past constructions
I never met him/have never met himI never met him/have never met him
PrPf/PaPf/Pa with no relation to presentPrPf/PaPf/Pa with no relation to present
Which tense with recent past?Which tense with recent past?
is/has been on the newsis/has been on the news
I am/have been a fanI am/have been a fan
is/has been a tough dayis/has been a tough day
issues we face/have facedissues we face/have faced
Did not expect/Had not expectedDid not expect/Had not expected
Is being/has been developedIs being/has been developed
Why didn't he make/hasn't he made the decisionWhy didn't he make/hasn't he made the decision
Questions about coordinating the use of perfect constructions with clauses using other verb constructions
Before he came/had come .. Tom had studied/was studyingBefore he came/had come .. Tom had studied/was studying
Making sense of shifting tensesMaking sense of shifting tenses
When is PaPf not necessary?When is PaPf not necessary?
What tense(s) with successive past events?What tense(s) with successive past events?
May we mix different tenses?May we mix different tenses?
When is the PaPf exactly needed?When is the PaPf exactly needed?
Chronological order of tensesChronological order of tenses
I met/had met you before you met/had met herI met/had met you before you met/had met her
Tense in a clause embedded in a PaPf main clauseTense in a clause embedded in a PaPf main clause
Should I use the PaPpl of every verb that follows 'would have'?Should I use the PaPpl of every verb that follows 'would have'?
This is/was/will be the first time I have been/had been/go toThis is/was/will be the first time I have been/had been/go to
PaPf with past events out of orderPaPf with past events out of order
Questions about the use of perfect constructions with time expressions
PaPfPrg with 'during'PaPfPrg with 'during'
Pf with ‘as soon’, ‘when’Pf with ‘as soon’, ‘when’
Pf with 'ever'Pf with 'ever'
PrPf with 'until'PrPf with 'until'
PrPf with 'ever since'PrPf with 'ever since'
Tense with 'so far'Tense with 'so far'
Does 'before' make the Pf redundant?Does 'before' make the Pf redundant?
PrPf with past timePrPf with past time
Pr with 'always'Pr with 'always'
Was/has been injured 'for a week now'Was/has been injured 'for a week now'
Pf with 'for' but now endedPf with 'for' but now ended
