- Present
Past
Present Perfect They haven’t gone to the movies.
Past Perfect
Future - Present
Past We got a letter from a distant relative.
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future - Present
Past
Present Perfect
Past Perfect Hadn’t you expected that?
Future - Present Mr. Phillips is writing a novel.
Past
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future - Present
Past
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future Carmen won’t believe you. - Present
Past
Present Perfect Have you stopped for gas there?
Past Perfect
Future
Exercise 1.3 Rewrite the following sentences in the tenses given. Use the exam-
ples to help you maintain accuracy. Notice that you will be dealing with a wider
variety of verbs here.
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