PRENSENT PERFECT TENSE, merupakan kalimat yang menjelaskan kejadian yang dimulai dari masa lampau dan masih teradi hingga saat ini.
ciri ciri present perfect tense:
biasanya menggunakan kata petunjuk waktu:
- already -often
- since
- for a week
- for a day
- lately
Pola Kalimat
a. Verbal Sentence
(+) S + have/has + V-3 + O
( -) S + have/has + not + V-3 +O
( ?) have/has + S + V-3 + O
Example:
(+) I have lived in Ngawi since 2010
(-) I have not lived in Ngawi since 2010
(?) Have you lived in Ngawi since 2010?
b. Nominal Sentence
(+) S + have/has+ been + C
(- ) S + have/has + not + been+ C
(? ) have/has +S + been + C
Example:
(+) She has been to school for 2 hours
( -) She has not been to school for 2 hours
( ?) has she been to school for 2 hours?
Been merupakan to be pengganti kata kerja
Have digunakan untuk subyek I, You, They, we
Has digunakan untuk subyek He, She, It