"Present perfect" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... walked out to-day. I had walked out when he called. I shall have walked out by to-morrow. The form, have walked, expressing the action as completed in the present, is called the Present Perfect Tense. The form, had walked, expressing the action as completed in the past, is called the Past Perfect Tense. The form, shall have walked, expressing an action to be completed in the future, is called ...
— Graded Lessons in English • Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg |
