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Meanings of present perfect tense in English

A perfective tense used to express action completed in the present.

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Examples for "present perfect"
Examples for "present perfect"
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If I wanted to present perfect rest I should do it by an absolute symmetry.
The Tree of Heaven
2
In our present perfect engines, the coke or fuel consumed per mile is about 18 lbs.
Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects
3
His next engine had horizontal connecting rods, and was the type of the present perfect machine.
Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects
4
I certainly think the portrait never would have been conveyed, in its present perfect state, by an enemy.
Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy — Volume 3
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It is present perfect and is reduced from €24.99 to €12.50 at Home Store and More (Homestoreandmore.ie) shops nationwide.
The Irish Times
Usage of present perfect tense in English
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Present Perfect Tense-ActiveVoice
Practical Grammar and Composition