PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Pengertian Present Perfect Tense

Present perfect tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu aksi atau situasi yang telah dimulai di masa lalu dan masih berlanjut sampai sekarang atau telah selesai pada suatu titik waktu tertentu di masa lalu namun efeknya masih berlanjut.

Kalimat	Rumus	Contoh Present Perfect Tense
positif (+)	S + aux. verb(have/has) + V-3/past participle	I have read the book
		He has left
negatif (-)	S + aux. verb(have/has) + not + V-3/past participle	I have not read the book
		He hasn’t left
interogatif (?)	aux. verb(have/has) + S + V-3/past participle	Have I read the book
		Has he left

Contoh Kalimat Present Perfect Tense

Berikut beberapa contoh kalimat present perfect tense dengan fungsi-fungsinya.

Fungsi	Contoh Kalimat Present Perfect Tense
Present perfect tense untuk mengungkapkan kejadian di masa lalu tanpa peduli kapan tepatnya terjadi.	Can you recommend the most delicious seafood restaurant in this town? Yes, I’ve visited all of them. (Dapatkah kamu merekomendasikan restoran seafood paling lezat di kota ini? Ya, saya telah mengunjungi semuanya.)
	I’ve read this book. (Saya sudah membaca buku ini.)
Present perfect tense untuk menunjukkan bahwa suatu aksi terjadi berulang kali dimasa lampau (adverb of number dapat digunakan).	She has called you three times. (Dia sudah meneleponmu tiga kali.)
Present perfect tense untuk mengungkapkan aktivitas atau situasi yang dimulai pada masa lampau kemudian dilanjutkan sampai sekarang (belum selesai).	I have lived in Cilegon for 3 months. (Saya telah tinggal di Cilegon selama 3 bulan.)
	She has studied in French since April. (Saya telah sekolah di Perancis sejak bulan April.)
	My brother has worked already/lately/ up to now. (Saudaraku sudah bekerja sampai sekarang.)
Present perfect tense untuk membicarakan event yang baru saja terjadi (adverb “just” dapat digunakan).	I’ve just sent you an email. (Saya baru saja mengirimkan kamu email.)
	The rain’s just stopped. (Hujan baru saja berhenti.) [the rain’s = the rain has; lihat contraction & apostrophe]

**Keterangan waktu yang digunakan untuk Present Perfect tense adalah yang menerangkan bahwa pekerjaannya baru saja selesai seperti: just now (baru saja), already (sudah), yet (sudah) dan juga keterangan waktu yang menunjukkan sudah berkali-kali atau pernah walaupun hanya sekali seperti: ever (pernah), 3 times (3 kali) dsb.

 

Contoh Kalimat Present Perfect Tense.

1. Don’t blame me if he hits you, I have warned you many times not to touch his girl.
   (Jangan salahkan aku jika dia memukulmu, aku telah memperingatkanmu berkali-kali untuk tidak mendekati ceweknya).
2. The show has already started, you will be late if you go one hour later.
   (Pertunjukan telah mulai, kamu akan terlambat jika kamu datang 1 jam lagi).
3. I have fixed this car three times, but no changes.
   (Aku telah memperbaiki mobil ini 3 kali, tapi tidak ada perubahan).
4. Roney has ever visited his fans in Indonesia once.
   (Rooney pernah mengunjungi penggemarnya di Indonesia sekali).
5. Don’t worry the snake is death, I have killed it just now.
   (Jangan khawatir ularnya sudah mati, Aku sudah membunuhnya barusan).
6. Jessica has passed away five minutes ago when the medical team brought him to the hospital.
   (Jessica telah meninggal 5 menit yang lalu ketika tim medis membawanya ke rumah sakit)

Ada beberapa contoh soal yang bisa dipelajari :

Write sentences in present perfect simple.

1. They / play / football -
2. He / speak / English -
3. I / write / a poem -
4. We / not / wash / the car -
5. Nancy / not / meet / her friends-

Write questions in present perfect simple.

1. They / finish / their homework -
2. She / visit / her friend-
3. The maid / clean / the house -
4. He / drive / the van -
5. You / ever / write / a poem -

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple or simple past).

1. I (not / work) today.
2. We (buy) a new car last week.
3. We (not / plan) our holiday yet.
4. She (not / see) her mother for a long time.
5. He (write) a beautiful poem yesterday.

 CONTOH SOAL 2.

Present Perfect Worksheet 1
Conjugate the verb in parentheses using the form indicated. In the case of questions, use the indicated subject as well.

1. I ______ (speak) Russian for twenty years.
2. We _____ (not see) Tom since Christmas.
3. ________ (Alan / fly) in an airplane before?
4. Shannon _____ (not / go) to lunch yet.
5. Our class _____ (take) a field trip three times this year.
6. Where _____ (they / move) to?
7. Jennifer _____ (ask) that question four times today.
8. You _____ (not eat) lunch yet, have you?
9. Jason _____ (want) to move to New York since he was five years old.
10. How long _____ (they / know) Peter?
11. Alexandra _____ (work) for IBM since 2002.
12. Jeff _____ (buy) a few books this week.
13. Sally ______ (not read) that book yet.
14. _____ (they / leave) for work yet?
15. Bill _____ (not / drive) very far today.
16. We _____ (enjoy) eating seafood all of our lives.
17. _____ (he / watch) the documentary yet?
18. I _____ (not / finish) the job yet.

 CONTOH SOAL 3 :

Choose the correct time expression used with the present perfect tense.

1. They have lived in that house (since / for) ten years.
2. She has (just / yet) gone to the bank.
3. Franklin hasn't arrived in Boston (yet / already)
4. We have worked at this company (since / for) 2008.
5. Jason hasn't telephoned me (since / for) two weeks.
6. How (long / much) have you known Susan?
7. They've (already / yet) studied the past simple tense.
8. Our mothers have (just / yet) left for the station.
9. The President has traveled to more than twenty countries (since / for) he was elected.
10. Thomas hasn't had time to read the book (just / yet).
11. Alice has told me she's (yet / already) been to that park.
12. My daughter's (just / since) finished her homework.
13. Have they (already / yet) spoken to Mr. Peters?
14. I've (just / for) interviewed the best candidate for the job.
15. Our coach hasn't chosen the starting team (already / yet).
16. Bob and Tim have (already / yet) decided where they are going on vacation.
17. Have you purchased the new computer (just / yet)?
18. Sam has wanted to go to Japan (for / since) he was a little child.
19. Jason hasn't worked here (since / for) very long.
20. Our boss has (just / yet) hired a new engineer.

The ANSWER KEY (CONTOH SOAL 3):

Present Perfect Worksheet 2 - Corrections
Choose the correct time expression used with the present perfect tense.

1. They have lived in that house for ten years.
2. She has just gone to the bank.
3. Franklin hasn't arrived in Boston yet.
4. We have worked at this company since 2008.
5. Jason hasn't telephoned me for two weeks.
6. How long have you known Susan?
7. They've already studied the past simple tense.
8. Our mothers have just left for the station.
9. The President has traveled to more than twenty countries since he was elected.

1. Thomas hasn't had time to read the book yet.
2. Alice told me she's already been to that park.
3. My daughter's just finished her homework.
4. Have they already spoken to Mr. Peters?
5. I've just interviewed the best candidate for the job.
6. Our coach hasn't chosen the starting team yet.
7. Bob and Tim have already decided where they are going on vacation.
8. Have you purchased the new computer yet?
9. Sam has wanted to go to Japan since he was a little child.
10. Jason hasn't worked here for very long.
11. Our boss has just hired a new engineer.

 PERBEDAAN "SINCE AND FOR"

Both Since and for are used as time expressions with the present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses to express how long has occurred. There are important differences in the choice between the two words which you can learn below.
Since vs. For with Present Perfect
Since is used with the present perfect to express that something has happened since a point in time.
Examples:
I've lived here since 1999.

She's been working hard since two this afternoon.

For is used with the present perfect to express that something has happened for a period of time.
Examples:
I've worked at this job for 10 years.
Peter's been playing tennis for two hours.

for a period (from start to end) >===<	since a point (up to now) x===>|
for 20 minutes for three days for 6 months for 4 years for 2 centuries for a long time for ever etc	since 9am since Monday since January since 1997 since 1500 since I left school since the beginning of time etc
Semua tenses	Hanya tenses perfect

Namun pada intinya bila kita mau mempelajari tenses, jangan lupa untuk memahami dan hapal Verb 1,2,3 - karena itu kemampuan dasar sekali buat kalian yang mau belajar. AYo semangat belajar,,,,,English is fun....

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