Present Perfect Tense
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
( Bentuk sekarang sudah
selesai )
A. Use
1.To declare an event done in the past or have occurred and still have something to do with it now.
2. To declare an event that has been completed the case, at an unspecified time (indefinite time) before the time is now.
3.To declare an event or events that are completed in a short time or just happened.
B. Time Information
- For ….
-
For several minutes
-
For (an hour, two hours ….)
-
For (a day, two days ….)
-
For (a week, two weeks ….)
-
For (a year, 2 years ….)
- Since
-
since 1 o’clock …. - since last (week ….)
-
since … ago - since last (month, year)
-
since a week ago - since (January ….)
-
since last (friday ….)
- already 11. at last
- yet (-) 12. before
- never 13. several times
- ever (?) 14. once, twice, three times ….
- recently
- just
- lately
- finally
C.
Susunan kalimat
- Positive (+)
(+) Subject + has/have + V III
Subject
|
has/have
|
Verb
III
|
Object
|
I
You
We
They
|
have
|
written
bought
cleaned
played
|
a
story
a
shirt
the
room
tennis
|
He
She
It
|
has
|
gone
given
swum
|
to
school
a
present
very
fast
|
- Negative sentence (-)
(-) Subject + has/have + not + verb III
Subject
|
has/have
|
not
|
Verb
III
|
Object
|
I
You
We
They
|
have
|
not
|
written
bought
cleaned
played
|
a
story
a
shirt
the
room
tennis
|
He
She
It
|
has
|
gone
given
swum
|
to
school
a
present
very
fast
|
- Interrogative (?)
(?) Have/Has + Subject + V III ?
Has/Have
|
Subject
|
Verb
III
|
Object
|
Have
|
I
You
We
They
|
written
bought
cleaned
played
|
a
story
a
shirt
the
room
tennis
|
Has
|
He
She
It
|
gone
given
swum
|
to
school
a
present
very
fast
|
Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect tense is a rather important tense in English, but
it gives speakers of some languages a difficult time. That is because
it uses concepts or ideas that do not exist in those languages. In fact,
the
structure of the present perfect tense is very simple. The problems come with the
use of the tense. In addition, there are some differences in usage between British and American English.
In this lesson we look at the structure and use of the present perfect, followed by a quiz to check your understanding:
- Structure: how to make the present perfect tense
- Use: when and why to use the present perfect tense
- For and Since with the present perfect tense. What's the difference?
The present perfect tense is really a very
interesting tense, and a very useful one. Try not to translate the
present perfect tense into your language. Just try to accept the
concepts of this tense and learn to "think" present perfect! You will
soon learn to like the present perfect tense!
The present perfect simple tense is used to talk about a past time, which
has very strong meaning for the present.
Present Perfect Simple Timeline
For example:
Q) Where's Jane?
A) She
has gone out. She should be back in an hour.
We form the present perfect simple by using the auxilliary verb have/has
and the -ed form of the regular verb (the past participle) irregular
verb forms have to be learned:
Statements
+ |
Statements
- |
Questions |
Short answer
+ |
Short answer
- |
| I've worked. |
I haven't worked. |
Have I worked? |
Yes, I have. |
No, I haven't. |
| He's worked. |
He hasn't worked. |
Has he worked? |
Yes, he has. |
No, he hasn't. |
| She's worked. |
She hasn't worked. |
Has she worked? |
Yes, she has. |
No, she hasn't. |
| It's worked. |
It hasn't worked. |
Has it worked? |
Yes, it has. |
No, it hasn't. |
| You've worked. |
You haven't worked. |
Have you worked? |
Yes you have. |
No, you haven't. |
| We've worked. |
We haven't worked. |
Have we worked? |
Yes we have. |
No, we haven't. |
| They've worked. |
They haven't worked. |
Have they worked? |
Yes they have. |
No, they haven't. |
The present perfect simple is used to discuss events that have just been
completed at the moment of speaking.
For example:
Q)
Have you done your homework?"
A) "Yes,
I've just
finished it."
It is often used to suggest that a past action still has an effect upon
something happening in the present.
For example:
"The pound
has fallen against the dollar."
It is also used to discuss unfinished time.
For example:
Q)
Have you done your homework today?
A) No, I
haven't done it yet.
Note - You are talking about today and today isn't finished, so you
may do your homework later!
Q)
Have you ever been to England?"
A) "Yes
I have."
Note - You are talking about something that has happened in your life
and your life isn't finished!
You can also use the present perfect to discuss something from the past
but you don't want to say exactly when.
For example:
Q) "Are you learning any languages?"
A) "Yes, I've begun to learn English."
This tense is often used to discuss events that have been happening over
a period of time, but aren't finished yet.
For example:
Q) "How long
have you
studied English for?"
A) "I
've studied English for 2 years now."
However it is better (grammatically speaking) to use the Present
Perfect Continuous to express yourself in this way.
For example:
Q) "How long
have you
been studying English for?"
A) "I
've been studying English
for 2 years now."
!Note It is always
for a length of time and
since a point in time