the present perfect tense group 2 x2

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The Present Perfect TenseBy Group 2 :

Gede Padma Wijaya (9)

Dhani Aristyawan (12)

Muhammad Arham Harun (17)

Hendrocahyo (18)

Alqadri Ilham (25)


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Content List

1.What is Present Perfect Tense ?

2. How to make Present Perfect Tense ?

3. When we use Present Perfect Tense ?

4. How to change Active voice of Present Perfectto Passive voice ?

5. Exercise


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What is Present Perfect Tense ?


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The present perfect is a grammaticalcombination of the present tense and the perfectaspect. The present perfect tense is a ratherimportant tense in English, but it gives speakers

of some languages a difficult time. That isbecause it uses concepts or ideas that do notexist in those languages. In fact, the structure ofthe present perfect tense is very simple. Theproblems come with the use of the tense.


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How to make Present Perfect Tense ?


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The structure of the present perfect tense is:

subject+auxiliary verb+main verb

Example : I have prayedHe has seen the environment

have/has past V3


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When we use Present Perfect Tense ?


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We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about experiences. It isimportant if we have done it in our lives or not. It is not important

when we did it.Examples :

I have been abroad two times.Anna has never broken a leg.Have you ever eaten sushi?

Tip!We often use neverand everwith the Present Perfect Tenseto talk about experience.

We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about an action whichstarted in the past and continuous up to now.

Examples

I have been a teacher for more than ten years.We haven't seen Janine since Friday.How long have you been at this school?

Tip!We often use sinceandforto say how long the action haslasted.


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We also use the Present Perfect Tense to talk

about a past action that has the result in thepresent.

Examples :I have lost my wallet. = I don't have it now.

Jimmy has gone to South America. = He isn'there now.

Have you finished your homework? = Is yourhomework ready?

Tip!We often usejust, alreadyand yetwiththe Present Perfect Tense for an action in thepast with the result in the present.


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How to change Active sentence of

Present Perfect to Passive voice ?


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For the present perfect tense, the passive verb consists of

has/have + past participle. In this case, the form must agree withthe number of the subject. For the third singular subjects (he, she,it) , the form of the passive verb is has been.For the other subject,the form is have been.

Plural subjects : Active : They have delayedthe flights.

Passive : The flights have been delayed.

First person singilar : Active : Somebody has toldme about the accident

Passive : I have been told about the accident.

Third person singular : Active : They have told her about the accident

Passive : She has been told about the accident.


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Second Person : Active : Somebody has toldyou about the accident.

passive : I have been told about the accident.


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Exercise


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Change the sentence into the passive voice !

a. Gede has told me about the incidentb. Diane has told the story

c. They have stopped the bus

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