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present perfect

DEFINITIONS OF: present perfect

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n a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present

“`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect
Synonyms:
present perfect tense
Type of:
perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense
a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
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