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Present Perfect Tense

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Italian woman saves money for 2 years to marry Indonesian villager

The rise of social media in the past decade has allowed people to form relationships via social networking
services such as Facebook regardless of their background.
Ilaria, for instance, a young Italian woman who was previously living in Italy, was determined to meet
Dzulfikar, a young man living in Batang regency, Central Java, who she met on the internet.
The two began communicating via Facebook before reportedly falling in love and agreeing to marry.
On April 18, Ilaria arrived in Batang and directly headed to Tragung village, Kandeman district, Batang
regency. She said her purpose of coming to Indonesia was to meet Dzulfikar. The two had agreed
to marry, tribunnews.com reported.
Ilaria said she conveyed her plan to marry Dzulfikar to her parents in Italy and that they gave her consent
to do so.
“For two years, I saved money I got from working in a restaurant in Italy just to come to Indonesia,” said
Ilaria. Her arrival in Batang quickly drew public attention, including from police authorities who immediately
dispatched personnel to check on the presence of the foreigner in the Batang village.
Dzulfikar’s neighbors reportedly notified the police of Ilaria’s presence.
Accompanied by three personnel, Batang Police deputy chief First Insp. Agus Windarto traveled to Tragung
village to assess the situation. “We questioned her to determine what her purpose was of coming to
Indonesia,” said Agus.
PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE
1. Expresses the idea that something happened (or never happened)
before now, at an unspecified time in the past.
E.g.:
They have already seen the movie.
She has not moved to Jakarta yet.
Have you ever visited Bali?

Adverbs: ever, never, already, yet, still, just

2. Expresses the repetition activities
E.g.:
We have had four tests so far this semester.
He has not met the Governor twice this year.
The pilot has flown the airplane many times.
3. Expresses situation that began in the past and and
continues to the present by using “for” and “since”
E.g.:
I have been here since seven o’clock.
He has known him for many years.
Pattern:

(+) S + have/ has + V3

(-) S + have/ has + not + V3
(?) Have/ Has + S + V3 ... ?

Fill the following blanks:

(+) Father ... (wait) here for three hours.
(-) _____________________________
(?) _____________________________
S + have/ has + V3

■ I have had 5 boyfriends in 1 month.

■ I have had 5 girlfriends in 1 month.

S + have/ has + not + V3

Take a bath
I have not taken a bath today.
Simple Past vs Present Perfect

■ Simple Past Tense: specified time

■ Present Perfect :
1. Unspecified time
2. Repetition activities

E.g.:
She ... (go) to the market last day. She ... (buy) many kinds of vegetables there.
She went to the market last day. She has bought many kinds of vegetables there.

specified time unspecified time