Present Perfect Tense adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan, keadaan atau peristiwa yang terjadi di masa lampau. Dan pada saat berbicara kegiatan/perbuatan tersebut telah selesai dilakukan.

Present Perfect Tense menggunakan jenis "TO BE 3" and "VERB 3"

TO BE 3 adalah: been (untuk selengkapnya, lihat tabel berikut)

I	been
You
They
We
He
She
It

I	Have
You
They
We
He She It	Has

CATATAN:

TO BE 3 (been) digunakan ketika suatu kalimat tidak ada unsur kata kerja (NON VERB).

Untuk semua jenis kalimat, baik positif, negatif, atau kalimat tanya pada Present Perfect Tensemenggunakan VERB 3.

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat Present Perfect Tense

Mengekspresikan kalimat Present Perfect Tense yang menggunakan kata kerja (VERB)

+	Subject + Have/Has + Verb 3 + Object
-	Subject + Have/Has + NOT + Verb 3 + Object
?	Have/Has + Subject + Verb 3 + Object?
?	Question Word + Have/Has + Subject + Verb 3 + Object?

Contoh :

+	I have lived here for 2 years.
-	I have not (haven't) lived here for 2 years.
?	Have you lived here for 2 years? Jawaban: Yes, I have, atau No, I have not (haven't)
?	Why Have you lived here for 2 years? Who has killed her father?

Mengekspresikan kalimat Present Perfect Tense yang tidak menggunakan kata kerja (Non VERB)

+	Subject + Have/Has + To be 3 + Non Verb + Object
-	Subject + (Have/Has + NOT) + To be 3 + Non Verb + Object
?	Have/Has + Subject + To be 3 + Non Verb + Object?
?	Question Word + Have/Has + Subject + To be 3 + Non Verb + Object?

Contoh :

+	She has been here for 4 hours
-	She has not (hasn't) been here for 4 hours
?	Has she been here for 4 hours?
?	Where have you been for the last 4 hours?