THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Digunakan apabila sesuatu perbuatan itu sudah pun berlaku atau baru selesai dilakukan. Masa
sebenar sesuatu perbuatan itu tidak diketahui.

Examples: 1. The young man has gone to Mecca.

2. The aeroplane has just landed.
3. Your brothers have thrown the rubbish away.
4. I have painted the vase.
5. She has not stopped talking yet.

Note : Have dan has (digunakan untuk menunjukkan hak milik atau kepunyaan)
Have dan has adalah dalam bentuk present tense

Apabila perbuatan itu menunjukkan ia baru saja selesai dilakukan maka have dan
has perlu digunakan bersama past participle.

Have / has + past participle

Some examples of the present perfect tense.

Present Tense Past Tense Present Perfect Tense
Go / goes Went Have / has gone
Land / lands Landed Have / has landed
Throw / throws Threw Have / has thrown
Paint / paints Painted Have / has painted
Stop / stops Stopped Have / has stopped
Is (be) Was (be) Has been
Are (be) Were (be) Have been

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with the correct Present Perfect Tense.

1. Sulaiman __________________ (return) your book.

2. Nurul Syahindah ___________________ (take) the prizes away.

3. A few pupils ____________________ (go ) to the exhibition.

4. The rain has already _______________ (stop). We can continue our game.

5. Siti Nor Munirah has ________________ (polish) the car.

6. My teacher __________________ (teach) us to be polite to our elders.

7. Some workers have __________________ (build) a small hut at the construction area.

8. Rabiatul __________________ (be) to my house many times before.

9. They have never _______________ (be) to Disneyland.

10. Your brother _________________ (give) me the answer.

11. Has your mother ever ________________ (drive) alone to K.Lumpur?