This document defines and provides examples of the present perfect tense in English. The present perfect tense is used to show a connection between the present and a past action or state that is still ongoing or the results of which are relevant now. It discusses the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms using the auxiliary verbs have or has followed by the past participle form of the main verb. Examples are given for regular and irregular verbs like have done, have been, have written, and have eaten to illustrate how to form sentences in the present perfect tense.

1. Prsent perfect
tense
AFFIRMATIVE : S + have/
has + past participle
NEGATIVE : S + have/has
+past participle
Interrogative : have/has
+ S +past participle
I have tried sushi before
I have not tried sushi
before
Have you tried sushi
before
Using verb 3 irreguler
verbs example :
have/has done
have/has been
have/has written
have/has eaten
have/has drawn
have/has broken
Have or has spoken
DEFINITION OF
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Present Perfect Tense is
a tense form that shows
the relationship
between the present
and the past. This tense
is used to declare an
action that began in the
past and is finished or is
still continuing at the
time of speaking.
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Contoh Present Perfect
Tense
positif
(+)
S + aux. verb(have/has)
+ V-3/past participle
I have read the book
He has left
negatif
(-)
S + aux. verb(have/has)
+ not + V-3/past
participle
I have not read the
book
He hasn’t left
interogatif
(?)
aux. verb(have/has) + S
+ V-3/past participle
Have I read the book
Has he left