What is the difference between "I had completed my work" and "I have completed my work"?
2007-06-12 18:58:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I have taken this from http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000361.htm
It has a very useful glossary and explains grammar well.
Perfect Tenses
The three perfect tenses in English are the three verb tenses which show action already completed. (The word perfect literally means "made complete" or "completely done.")
They are formed by the appropriate tense of the verb to have plus the past participle of the verb.
Present Perfect: I have seen it.
(Present tense of to have plus participle. Action is completed with respect to the present.)
Past Perfect: I had seen it.
(Past tense of to have plus participle. Action is completed with respect to the past.)
Future Perfect: I will have seen it.
(Future tense of to have plus participle. Action is completed with respect to the future.)
2007-06-12 19:16:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"past perfect" as the name suggests means something definite done in past and being told in past as well.
"i had completed my work" suggests something was done in past but i have completed my work means u have done something in the present.thats why it is called "present perfect"(something has been done in present and and the action cannot be changed)
2007-06-12 20:20:36 · answer #2 · answered by victoria 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Past(you had a good year) present (you will have a good year)
2016-05-18 23:45:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
past is past and present is present...isn't it obvious?
2007-06-12 20:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ninik 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋