the present perfectnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌprez.ənt ˈpɜː.fekt/us/ˌprez.ənt ˈpɝː.fekt/the form of the verb used for actions or events that have been completed or have happened in a period of time up to now:
The sentences "She has talked to her doctor about the problem" and "I have never been to Australia" are all in the present perfect.
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- 'I have seen it' is an example of the present perfect.
- The sentence 'I have told him' is in the present perfect tense.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- conjugate
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- perfect participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the pluperfect
- the third person
- wast
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