TENSES 3 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

 3. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

DEFINITION

Present Perfect Tense is used to express an event that started in the past and the impact of the event is now continuing (or a long-running event that started in the past and is still going on). This tense is used to express actions completed recent past. In this tense, it is important whether the event occured or not. ( or the result of the event is important, not the time of the event).


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