Present Perfect Tense
a.
With ‘just’ it shows a recently completed
action.
Examples
He has
just gone out.
It means
he went out a few minutes ago.
b.
It expresses an action completed in past
but the time is not known.
Examples
I
have read Harky’s ‘The Mayor of Caster Bridge’.
The
time is not shown. I may have read the novel ten years ago or only yesterday.
c.
Show an action that completed sometime in
past and may occur again.
Examples
Shahid has
written a number of short stories.
He may
write more as he’s still alive and can write.
d.
Tells about the action occurring in an
incomplete period.
More
Examples
Positive
Sentence
·
He has kept me waiting.
·
She has sent him back.
·
I already have posted the letter.
·
I already have taken three cups of coffee.
·
She has gone to her house.
·
Zahid has finished this book.
·
I have taken my meal.
·
The child has taken your ball.
·
He has left school.
·
He has lighted the lamp.
·
I have sold all the newspapers.
Negative Sentence
·
They
have not eaten their meal.
·
We
have not boiled eggs.
·
He
has not posted the letter.
·
We
have not plucked flowers.
·
The
woman has not prepared tea.
·
The
fisherman has not caught fish.
·
The
watch has not struck ten.
·
Zahid
has not scored a century.
Interrogative Sentence
·
Have
you trimed the wick of the lamp?
·
Has
Shahid bought a new camera?
·
Have
you rented a house?
·
Have
you taken a dose of medicine?
·
Has
he put out the lamp?
·
Has
the rainy season set in?
·
Have
you fulfilled your promise?
·
Has
the baby broken the bowl?