PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

(WAKTU HARI INI TELAH SEMPURNA)

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE adalah suatu kalimat yang menyatakan

peristiwa,kejadian,kegiatan,perbuatan atau berita yang terjadi pada hari ini dan telah selesai.
PATTERN :

A. SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + COMPLEMENT

B. SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + VERB III + COMPLEMENT

PATTERN A :

SUBJECT HAVE/HAS BEEN COMPLEMENT

I have been There just now
You have been There an hour ago
We have been Fine just now
They have been In the classroom
She has been In Lipu just now
He has been Here just now
It has been there

PATTERN B :

SUBJECT HAVE/HAS VERB III COMPLEMENT

I have Bought A new dictionary
You have Gone To school just now
We have Bought Radio just now
They have Sent The letter just now
She has Washed The dishes this day
He has Eaten The fruit just now
It has drunk The juice

Contoh kalimat :

1. (+) : Iis has been here just now.

(-) : Iis has not been here just now.
(?) : Has Iis been here just now ?
(-?) : Hasnt Iis been here just now ?

2. (+) : I have given a book to her.

(-) : I have not given a book to her.
(?) : Have I given a book to her ?
(-?) : Havent I given a book to her ?

3. (+) : They have finished their homework just now.

(-) : They have not finished their homework just now.
(?) : Have They finished their homework just now ?
(-?) : Havent They finished their homework just now ?

4. (+) : The girl has sold her car just now.

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 (-) : The girl has not sold her car just now.
(?) : Has The girl sold her car just now ?
(-?) : Hasnt The girl sold her car just now ?

5. (+) : The tiger has caught the deer just now.

(-) : The tiger has not caught the deer just now.
(?) : Has The tiger caught the deer just now ?
(-?) : Hasnt The tiger caught the deer just now ?

6. (+) : The girl has been there yesterday.

(-) : The girl has not been there yesterday.
(?) : Has The girl been there yesterday ?
(-?) : Hasnt The girl been there yesterday ?

7. (+) : We have been here as yet.

(-) : We have not been here as yet.
(?) : Have We been here as yet ?
(-?) : Havent We been here as yet ?

The signal(tanda waktu) yang biasa dipergunakan pada present perfect tense adalah :

Just : baru saja

Just now : tadi
Since : semenjak
Already : sudah
Once : sekali
Yesterday : kemarin
Last : lalu
Last night : kemarin malam
Last week : minggu lalu
Last Sunday : hari minggu lalu
Last month : bulan lalu
Last year : tahun lalu
Last time : waktu lalu
This : ini
This week : minggu ini
This month : bulan ini
This year : tahun ini
Ago : lalu
As yet : sampai sekarang

Kegunaan present perfect tense adalah :

a. Untuk menyatakan perbuatan yang dilakukan waktu lampau dan masih berlangsung hingga
sekarang,seperti :
I have learn English since three years ago.
(saya telah belajar Bhs.Inggris sejak tiga tahun yang lalu)
My sister has lived here for eight years.
(saudara perempuan saya telah tinggal disini selama delapan tahun)

b. Untuk menerangkan perbuatan yang telah selesai secara sempurna,seperti :

I have eaten.

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 (saya telah makan)
She has written.
(dia telah menulis)
I have seen it.
(saya telah melihatnya)

c. Untuk menerangkan suatu perbuatan ulangan pada waktu yang tidak menentu sebelum
sekarang, seperti :
They have heard the problem before.
(mereka telah mendengar masalah itu sebelumnya)
I have already seen her.
(saya sudah menjumpainya)

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