Present Perfect

"Present perfect" digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu aktifitas atau pekerjaan yang baru selesai dikerjakan.


Contoh pengungkapan dalam kalimat bahasa Indonesia:

Jam 8 pagi Andi sudah berada di toko. Ia menyusun pajangan buku-buku yang akan dijual ke konsumen. Satu jam kemudian bos Andi datang. Bosnya melihat Andi mandi dengan keringat. Bosnya bertanya," Apa yang sudah kamu lakukan?" Andi menjawab," Saya baru saja selesai menyusun buku."

Pada saat bosnya bertanya, Andi memang baru saja selesai menyusun pajangan buku. Rentang waktu pertanyaan dengan waktu Andi selesai tidak begitu jauh.

Pola kalimat:

S + have/has + V3 + ...

Contoh Kalimat:
"I have lost my key"
"I have just arrived from Jakarta"
"She has just received a parcel from his mother"
"I have been there before"
"She has just finished her work"
"They have never asked me to come along with them"
"The airplane has not landed yet"

Untuk kalimat berpola "Present perfect" juga menggunakan kata keterangan seperti:

"Just"
"before"
"yet"
"never"
"ever"
"lately"
"so far"
"already"

Ccontoh kalimat:
"I have just found my wallet"
"I have never been abroad before"
"She has not finished her work yet"
"They have already visited the museum"
"She has not received a letter from her son so far"