what is the present
perfect tense?
The
present perfect is a difficult tense. Present perfect tense of any
verb has two parts, one is the present form of the verb of “To
have” [have, has] another is the past participle form of the verb.
Here is described how to make and use it.
How
to use the present perfect tense?
We can use
the present perfect to talk about a unfinished action that started in
the past, but it has not finished yet.
We can use this tense to know about a period of time [for] and a
point of time [since] of an action or state.
we
are talking about
a period of
time [for]
- I have known him for five years.
- My father has lived in London for three years.
- Have you had a cold for a week?
we
are talking about a point
of time [since]
- I have known him since 1999.
- My father has lived in London since last year.
- Have you had a cold since yesterday?
we
are talking about a finished action with life experience in the past.
- I have been to Dhaka.
- He has lived in India.
- You have never read a noble.
we
are talking about a
finished action with a result in the present.
- I have broken the glass.
- He has lost her pen.
- You have missed the bus.
Formation of present perfect tense.Person/number Affirmative Interrogative Negative 1st person/singular I have eaten rice. Have I eaten rice? I have not eaten rice. 2nd person/singular You have eaten rice. Have you eaten rice? You have not eaten rice. 3rd person/singular He/she has eaten rice. Has he/she eaten rice? He/she has not eaten rice. 1st person/plural We have eaten rice. Have we eaten rice? We have not eaten rice. 2nd person/plural You have eaten rice. Have you eaten rice? You have not eaten rice. 3rd person/plural They have eaten rice. Have they eaten rice? They have not eaten rice. Note: In every field, we can use “have” [the verb of 'to be'] without 3rd person singular [it for “has”, ex: He has finished the work.] for the present perfect tense.Please click here for more information about the present perfect tense.
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