A D V A N C E D E N G L I S H C O U R S E PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Rahayu Kencana Arkhami 1305020100 6C

Present Perfect Tense Definition : Present Perfect Tense is use to express action that happened at unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. The difference between present perfect tense and simple past tense : The most important thing to describe present perfect tense is the event. eg. I have seen that film. The most important things in simple past tense is the time. eg. I saw that film last night The function of have/has in a sentence : Have/ has as a verb eg. She has a new shirt Have/ has as an auxiliary verb eg. She has gone to Jakarta Have to/ has to as a verb eg. They have to go

The Usage of Present Perfect Tense : To show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. eg. She has walked for two hours To show that something happened in the past without any specified time. eg. I have seen her To show an action happened in the past without any specified time, followed by these words ; before, already, ever, never, and yet. eg. I have heard this before

How to form present perfect tense ? 1. For verbal sentences : Positif Sentence S + Have/Has + V3 eg. She has visited Bali twice Negative Sentence S + Have/Has + Not + V3 eg. They haven’t done their homework Interrogative Sentence Have/Has + S + V3 ? eg. Have you ever gone to America ? Asking Information Question word + Have/Has + S + V3 ? eg. What have you done ?

2. For nominal sentences : Positif Sentence S + Have/Has + Been + Non Verb eg. They have been happy Negative Sentence S + Have/Has + Not + Been + Non Verb eg. You have not been here Interrogative Sentence Have/Has + S + Been + Non Verb? eg. Have they been a pilot? Asking Information Question word + Have/Has + S +Been + Non Verb? eg. Who has been on time?

Time Signals

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