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    The present perfect tense is used to express an action beginning in the past and continuing to the present, formed with have/has + the past participle verb. It can express an indefinite past time versus a definite past time expressed in the past tense. The present perfect of to be is have/has been. Examples are given such as "I have lived in Jakarta since July 30" and "He's been in the United States for over six weeks."

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    The present perfect tense is used to express an action beginning in the past and continuing to the present, formed with have/has + the past participle verb. It can express an indefinite past time versus a definite past time expressed in the past tense. The present perfect of to be is have/has been. Examples are given such as "I have lived in Jakarta since July 30" and "He's been in the United States for over six weeks."

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    The present perfect tense is used to express an action beginning in the past and continuing to the present, formed with have/has + the past participle verb. It can express an indefinite past time versus a definite past time expressed in the past tense. The present perfect of to be is have/has been. Examples are given such as "I have lived in Jakarta since July 30" and "He's been in the United States for over six weeks."

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    PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

    Pattern: S + have/has + V3

     The present perfect tense is used to express an action beginning in a past time and extending to the
    present. Example I have lived in Jakarta since July 30

     In some uses it expresses an indefinite past time as contrasted with an action completed in a definite
    past time which is expressed in the past tense. Example I have talked to the director about your
    problem.

     The present perfect tense of to be is have (third person has) plus been. Example:- I've been in the
    infirmary before. - He's been in the United states for over six weeks.

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