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ALL meanings of present perfect

pres·ent per·fect
P p
  • noun present perfect tense: have been doing, etc. 1
  • noun present perfect (in English) the tense form consisting of the present tense of have with a past participle and noting that the action of the verb was completed prior to the present, as I have finished. 1
  • noun present perfect a tense of similar construction found in certain other languages. 1
  • noun present perfect a form in this tense. 1
  • adjective present perfect In grammar, the present perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things which happened before the time you are speaking or writing but are relevant to the present situation, or things that began in the past and are still happening. The simple present perfect tense uses 'have' or 'has' and the past participle of the verb, as in 'They have decided what to do'. 0
  • noun present perfect a tense indicating an action as completed or a state as having ended at the time of speaking but not at any definite time in the past 0
  • noun present perfect a verb form in this tense (Ex.: has gone) 0
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