Present Perfect Tense
1.
Understanding Present Perfect Tense
(Pengertian
Present Perfect Tense)
Present
perfect tense is a verb form used to express an action or situation
that has started in the past and has been completed at a given point in time in
the past or still continues today .
(Present
perfect tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk
menyatakan suatu aksi atau situasi yang telah dimulai di masa lalu dan telah
selesai pada suatu titik waktu tertentu di masa lalu atau masih berlanjut
sampai sekarang).
2.
Explanation and Formulas Present Perfect Tense
(Penjelasan dan Rumus Present Perfect Tense)
Present
perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb "have "
or "has " , and the past participle ( verb - 3 ) . Have used for I,
you, they, we, while has to he, she, it, and the third person singular . While
past participle can be either regular or irregular verb .
Thus the formula for the present perfect tense sentences positive ,
negative , and interrogative is as following :
(Present
perfect tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb “have” atau “has”, dan past
participle (verb-3). Have digunakan untuk I, you, they, we, sedangkan has untuk
he, she, it, dan orang ketiga tunggal. Sedangkan past participle dapat berupa
irregular maupun regular verb).
Dengan demikian rumus present perfect tense untuk kalimat positif,
negatif, dan interogatif adalah sebagai berikut :
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Sentence
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Formula Of Present Perfect Tense
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Examples Of Present Perfect Tense
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positif
(+)
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S + aux. verb(have/has) + V-3/past participle
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I
have read
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He
has left
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negatif
(-)
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S + aux. verb(have/has) + not + V-3/past
participle
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I
have not read
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He
hasn’t left
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interogatif
(?)
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aux. verb(have/has) + S + V-3/past participle
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Have
I read
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Has
he left
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3.
Functions and Example sentence Present Perfect Tense
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Functions
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Example Sentence Present Perfect Tense
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Present perfect tense to express past events
regardless of when exactly happened .
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Can
you recommend the most delicious seafood restaurant in this town? Yes, I’ve
visited all of them.
(Dapatkah kamu merekomendasikan restoran
seafood paling lezat di kota ini? Ya, saya telah mengunjungi semuanya.)
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I’ve
read this book.
(Saya sudah membaca buku ini.)
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Present perfect tense
to indicate that an action happened many times in the past ( adverb of number
can be used ) .
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She has called you three
times.
(Dia sudah meneleponmu tiga
kali.)
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Present perfect tense to express the activity
or situation that began in the past and then continued to the present ( not
yet completed ) .
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I
have lived in Cilegon for 3 months.
(Saya
telah tinggal di Cilegon selama 3 bulan.)
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My
brother has worked already/lately/ up
to now.
(Saudaraku
sudah bekerja sampai sekarang.)
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Present perfect tense
to talk about events that had just happened ( just adverb can be used ) .
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I’ve just sent you an email.
(Saya
baru saja mengirimkan kamu email.)
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The rain’s just stopped.
(Hujan
baru saja berhenti.)
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