Function: It is used to indicate:
1.
An
action that happened at an indefinite time in the past. (tdk tahu
pasti kapan mulainya).
EX: John has traveled
around the world. (We don’t know when).
2.
An
action that happened more than once in the past.
EX: George has seen
this movie three times.
3.
An
action that began in the past and is still occurring in the
present.
EX:
-
John
has lived in the same house for twenty years. (He still lives
there.)
-
John
has lived in the same house since 1986. (He still lives there.)
Adv of time yg digunakan:
·
for
/ since
for + duration time
Examples: for five hours,
for thirty years, for ten minutes
Since + beginning time
Examples: since 1986, since
five o’clock, since January
·
yet
/ already
Already is used to indicate that something has
happened, meanwhile Yet is used to indicate that something hasn’t
happened at an unspecified time in the past.
Already = positive sentences
Yet = negative sentences and questions
Patterns:
( + ) S + has + (already) + V3 + O
Have
( -
) S + has + not + V3 +
O + (yet)
Have
( ? ) Has +S + V3 + O + (yet) + ?
Have
Examples:
( + ) We have already written our
reports.
( -
) we haven’t written our reports yet.
( ? ) Have we written our reports yet?
S = He, she, it, singular + has V3
S = I, we, you, they, plural + have V3
Exercises.
Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to
complete the following English sentences in Present Perfect Tense.
1. They London this month. (leave)
2. He a lot of English papers. (bring)
3. She me about it. (tell)
4. I a long letter from father this week. (get)
5. She (just) ; she will speak to you in a minute. (come)
6. I to Radio City. (be)
7. I think the director the town. (leave)
8. I my office. (paint)
9. We her since she arrived to our city. (know)
10. I your name. (forget)
11. He the door. (close)
12. He it since we left him. (do)
13. I him my last penny. (give)
14. This order to many misunderstandings. (lead)
15. He his name on my book. (write)
16. She a new umbrella. (buy)
17. He my exercise over and over. (look)
18. I those books very cheaply. (buy)
19. He for two months. (work)
20. She a new job. (find)
2. He a lot of English papers. (bring)
3. She me about it. (tell)
4. I a long letter from father this week. (get)
5. She (just) ; she will speak to you in a minute. (come)
6. I to Radio City. (be)
7. I think the director the town. (leave)
8. I my office. (paint)
9. We her since she arrived to our city. (know)
10. I your name. (forget)
11. He the door. (close)
12. He it since we left him. (do)
13. I him my last penny. (give)
14. This order to many misunderstandings. (lead)
15. He his name on my book. (write)
16. She a new umbrella. (buy)
17. He my exercise over and over. (look)
18. I those books very cheaply. (buy)
19. He for two months. (work)
20. She a new job. (find)
