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Simple Perfect Tense

The document discusses the simple perfect tense and present perfect continuous tense in English grammar. The simple perfect tense is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and has finished at a specific time or is still continuing. It uses helping verbs like "have" or "has" plus the past participle of the main verb. The present perfect continuous tense describes an action that started in the past and continues in the present. It uses helping verbs like "have" or "has" plus the present participle form of the main verb ending in "-ing". Examples are provided to illustrate the usage of both tenses.

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Simple Perfect Tense

The document discusses the simple perfect tense and present perfect continuous tense in English grammar. The simple perfect tense is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and has finished at a specific time or is still continuing. It uses helping verbs like "have" or "has" plus the past participle of the main verb. The present perfect continuous tense describes an action that started in the past and continues in the present. It uses helping verbs like "have" or "has" plus the present participle form of the main verb ending in "-ing". Examples are provided to illustrate the usage of both tenses.

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1.

Simple Perfect Tense


Usage :
Menyatakan perbuatan atau peristiwa yang terjadi di masa lalu dan telah selesai ada waktu
tertentu atau masih berlanjut hingga sekarang.
Time Signal :
Already so far, until now, just, now, up to present, ever since, recently, lately, all day, all right,
all week, all my life, etc.
Pattern :
Verbal =
(+) S + have/has + V3
(-) S + have/has + not + V3
(?) Have/has + S + V3
Nominal =
(+) S + have/has + been + O
(-) S + have/has + not + been+ O
(?) Have/has + S + been + O ?
Example :
(+) She has made an orange juice all week.
(-) She hasn’t made an avocado juice all week.
(?) Has she made an orange juice all week?

(+) The weather has been cold recently


(-) The weather hasn’t been warm lately
(?) Has the weather been warm lately?

(+) Joni and Jane has worked hard this year


(-) Joni and Jane hasn’t worked hard this year
(?) Has joni and jane worked hard this year?
2. Present Perfect Continuous
Usage :
Untuk menunjukkan aksi yang telah selesai pada suatu titik dimasa lampau diikuti relevansiya
dengan kondisi saat ini.
Time Signal :
So far, all day, ever since, all week, all my life, lately, recently, for, since, etc.
Pattern :
Verbal =
(+) S + have/has + been + V1-ing
(-) S + have/has + not + been + V1-ing
(?) Have/has + S + been + V1-ing
Nominal =
(+) S + have/has + been + Adj/ Noun/ Adverb
(-) S + have/has + not + been+ Adj/ Noun/ Adverb
(?) Have/has + S + been + Adj/ Noun/ Adverb
Example :
(+) Joni has been playing in my bedroom since afternoon
(-) Joni has not been playing in my bedroom
(?) Has joni been playing in my bedroom?

(+) Joni has been driving for 4 hours


(-) Joni has not been driving for 4 hours
(?) Has joni been driving for 4 hours?

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