Perfect Forms
Looking Back (អតីតកាល)
Use when Action 1 happened before Action 2.
Action 1
Having done
Action 2 (Now)
Admit / Seem
🔄 Perfect Gerund
having + V3 (Past Participle)
Use after verbs like: admit, deny, regret, remember.
He admitted having stolen the bike.
គាត់បានសារភាពថាបានលួចកង់ (លួចមុនសារភាព)
I regret having said that.
ខ្ញុំស្តាយក្រោយដែលបាននិយាយបែបនោះ
👉 Perfect Infinitive
to have + V3 (Past Participle)
Use after verbs like: seem, appear, claim, pretend.
She seems to have lost her keys.
នាងហាក់ដូចជាបានបាត់សោរ (បាត់តាំងពីមុន)
He claims to have visited Paris.
គាត់អះអាងថាធ្លាប់បានទៅប៉ារីស
The Missing Phone 📱
Dara is looking for his phone.
Dara 🧑
I can't find my phone. I remember having put it on the table.
Bopha 👩
Someone seems to have taken it.
Dara 🧑
Wait, my brother pretended to have seen a ghost earlier to scare me. Maybe he hid it.
Bopha 👩
You should ask him. He might admit having hidden it.
Time Check ⏳
Choose the correct form.
She denied ___ the money. (Action happened before)
The thief seems ___ away. (Action happened before)
I would like ___ you earlier. (Regret about past)
Mission 📝
Regrets & Claims
Complete the sentences:
- 1. I regret having eaten too much spicy food.
- 2. He claims to have ______________ (see) a ghost.
- 3. She denied having ______________ (break) the glass.
(Tip: Use V3 - seen, broken, etc.)