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Grammatical combination of the present tense and the perfect aspect
The present perfect is a grammatical combination of the present tense and perfect aspect that is used to express a past event that has present consequences
Present_perfect
below on the present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, and conditional perfect. By using non-finite forms of the auxiliary have, perfect aspect can
Uses_of_English_verb_forms
Verb form modifying a noun or noun phrase
tense: the present participle is often associated with the progressive (continuous) aspect, while the past participle is linked with the perfect aspect or
Participle
Period of time occurring now
past continuous, past perfect, or past perfect continuous), present (present, present continuous, present perfect, or present perfect continuous), or future
Present
Verb form focusing on the result of a past event
present perfect, past perfect and future perfect (as well as some other constructions such as conditional perfect). However, not all uses of "perfect"
Perfect_(grammar)
2020 Thai film
Present Still Perfect is the sequel to Present Perfect. it is an LGBT romance film shot in Thailand and written and directed by Thai producer Anusorn Soisa-Ngim
Present_Still_Perfect
How verbs are conjugated in Italian
and most intransitive verbs form the present perfect by combining the auxiliary verb avere "to have" in the present tense with the past participle of the
Italian_conjugation
Verbs in the Spanish language
languages. English requires the perfect, or better yet the perfect continuous. Spanish requires the perfect, or better yet the present : Últimamente ha llovido
Spanish_verbs
it's grammatically incorrect to use perfective verbs (there are tenses, the present tense for example, where perfective verbs cannot stand alone in an independent
Bulgarian_verbs
Grammatical tense
am writing), the present perfect (e.g. have written), and the present perfect progressive (e.g. have been writing). Use of the present tense does not always
Present_tense
American punk rock band
Romantic (2016), Patience (2019) and I Got Heaven (2024), and one EP, Perfect (2021). The band has received critical attention in the music press; Rolling
Mannequin_Pussy
Tense used in the Latin language
into two groups: the present system (also known as infectum tenses), consisting of the present, future, and imperfect; and the perfect system (also known
Latin_tenses
Linguistic comparison
thank you. I have already dined.' [present perfect] He ido a España dos veces. (Spanish, Spain) [present perfect] Fui a España dos veces. (Spanish, Latin
Comparison of Portuguese and Spanish
Comparison_of_Portuguese_and_Spanish
Grammatical tense+aspect indicating an event will have finished by a future time
would entail the use of the simple past rather than the present perfect. The English future perfect places the action relative only to the absolute future
Future_perfect
Verb form
present tense forms such as the present progressive (is writing) and present perfect (has written). For nearly all English verbs, the simple present is
Simple_present
2017 film
Present Perfect (Thai: แค่นี้ก็ดีแล้ว; RTGS: Khae Ni Ko Di Laeo) is a 2017 LGBT-romantic Thai film directed by Anusorn Soisa-Ngim, starring Maroukasonti
Present_Perfect_(2017_film)
Grammatical tense
analogously formed perfect constructions, such as the present perfect ("have/has jumped"), future perfect ("will have jumped") and conditional perfect ("would have
Pluperfect
Verbs in the Persian language
three progressive constructions (present, past, and perfect). There are two subjunctive mood forms, present and perfect. Subjunctive verbs are often used
Persian_verbs
Grammatical tense denoting a past event
completed, one would use the imperfect. The perfect in Latin also functions in other circumstances as a present perfect. Typical conjugation: Dūxī can be translated
Preterite
Grammar of the Portuguese language
there are three tenses (past, present, future), three moods (indicative, subjunctive, imperative), three aspects (perfective, imperfective, and progressive)
Portuguese_grammar
Common past tense in French
construction is parallel to that of the present perfect (there is no difference in French between perfect and non-perfect forms - although there is an important
Passé_composé
Scientific study of the Romance languages
aspects (in particular, the perfect aspect) are expressed using periphrastic constructions, as in the Italian present perfect (passato prossimo) io ho amato/io
Romance_linguistics
North Germanic language
form of the perfect participle): Perfect participle: målad, "painted" – supine målat, present perfect har målat; "have painted" Perfect participle: stekt
Swedish_language
Grammar of the Bengali language
in all tenses except two: the present perfect and the past perfect. Verbs in the present perfect and the past perfect tenses are negated using the suffix
Bengali_grammar
2019 Chinese documentary film
Present.Perfect. (Mandarin Chinese: 完美現在時 or Wan Mei Xian Zai Shi) is a 2019 documentary film entirely composed of livestream footage recorded from Chinese
Present.Perfect._(2019_film)
progressives are compound tenses. The present progressive is formed with the past participle and the present perfect of the verb истодан. ман карда истодаам
Tajik_grammar
Basic form of the past tense in Modern English
use auxiliaries in combination with participles, such as the present perfect, past perfect, and past progressive. Regular verbs form the past simple end-ed;
Simple_past
Variety of Spanish language
(I will visit her tomorrow → I am going to visit her tomorrow) The present perfect (Spanish: Pretérito perfecto compuesto), just like pretérito anterior
Rioplatense_Spanish
British musician and artist (born 1991)
and art from PC Music have had on culture. Perfect Picture marked a departure from the hopeless sound presented on Reflections, with Pitchfork author Peyton
Hannah_Diamond
Time after the present
past continuous, past perfect, or past perfect continuous), present (present, present continuous, present perfect, or present perfect continuous), or future
Future
Events that occurred before a given time point
English verb forms, past perfect, or past perfect continuous), present (present, present continuous, present perfect, or present perfect continuous), or future
Past
English-based creole of Barbados
going to eat". The present and past perfect continuous tenses replaces the past continuous. The present perfect tense uses the indicator "duh". For example
Bajan_language
One of the Norwegian language standards
of dialects, he developed some basic criteria, which he called the most perfect form. He defined this form as the one that best showed the connection to
Nynorsk
Linguistic component of Ancient Greek
there are seven tenses: present, imperfect, future, aorist (the equivalent of past simple), perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect. (The last two, especially
Ancient_Greek_verbs
American rock supergroup
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James
A_Perfect_Circle
Grammar of the Pashto language
Present; simple past; past progressive; present perfect; and past perfect. In any of the past tenses (simple past, past progressive, present perfect,
Pashto_grammar
Grammatical category expressing how a verb extends over time
present tense: Present simple (not progressive, not perfect): "I eat" Present progressive (progressive, not perfect): "I am eating" Present perfect (not
Grammatical_aspect
Spanish-based creole of the Philippines
the future perfect and past perfect respectively: Zamboangueño Chavacano also uses a verb between "ta" and "ya" to denote the present perfect: To form the
Chavacano
Grammatical tense
events are often referred to using the present perfect construction, as in I have finished (also known as present in past). However this is not regarded
Past_tense
Spanish grammar
either the present subjunctive or the present perfect subjunctive for the dependent clause; if the main clause is in the present perfect tense, the dependent
Subjunctive_mood_in_Spanish
Sentences of the form "if x, then y"
as in the above examples, or the present progressive, present perfect or present perfect progressive as appropriate (according to general principles for
English_conditional_sentences
Parts of speech in French grammar
categorized into four tenses (future, present, past, and future-of-the-past), or into two aspects (perfective and imperfective). The three non-finite
French_verbs
Stage of the English language from the contemporary period
informal discourse. Usage of English progressive verbs in certain present perfect and past perfect forms. Up until the American–British split (1600–1725), some
Modern_English
Bengali poem by Jibanananda Das
pothey is in the present perfect continuous tense. Most translations have rendered this either into simple past tense or present perfect tense. Oblivious
Banalata_Sen
Arabic phrase to express appreciation, joy, praise, or thankfulness
literal English translation of Mashallah is 'God has willed it', the present perfect of God's will accentuating the essential Islamic doctrine of predestination
Mashallah
Musical interval
omit the fifth of a chord (especially in root position). The perfect fifth is also present in seventh chords as well as "tall tertian" harmonies (harmonies
Perfect_fifth
Filipino actress, singer and dancer (born 1999)
Darling ng Parañaque". She starred in television shows such as Past, Present, Perfect? (2019), Unloving U (2021), Love in 40 Days (2022), and Pira-Pirasong
Loisa_Andalio
Set of grammatical rules
Batmobile. (main verb in present tense) Batman has said that he needs a special key for the Batmobile. (main verb in present perfect, not past tense, so no
Sequence_of_tenses
Bantu language of Uganda
transitive verb. The present perfect is also used to show physical attitude. For example, using the verb okutuula 'to sit down': ntuula (present tense) means
Luganda
Armenian language component
There are two tenses: non-past (present, etc...) and past (perfect, etc. ...). The non-past optative is the simple "present" conjugated form, as compared
Armenian_verbs
American artist
space was used as the central registration room for the conference. "Present Perfect" is a 2013 collaboration show between Small and artist Luca Antonucci
Daniel_R._Small
Small set of grammatically distinctive verbs of English
expression of perfectivity, in English, a sentence using a perfect tense may or may not have a perfective interpretation.) The present perfect tense is illustrated
English_auxiliary_verbs
Verbs in the English language
the past perfect (pluperfect) is had written. The perfect can combine with the progressive aspect (see above) to produce the present perfect progressive
English_verbs
Filipino filmmaker
She has also directed a number of iWantTFC series, such as Past, Present, Perfect? (2019) and I Am U (2020). Baltazar began her career in independent
Dwein_Baltazar
have a Preterite. The Present Perfect is formed with the present of the verb ìga (to have) + the past participle or with the present of the verb véser +
Eastern_Lombard_grammar
Number equal to the sum of its proper divisors
In number theory, a perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its positive proper divisors, that is, divisors excluding the number
Perfect_number
1997 Japanese animated film by Satoshi Kon
Perfect Blue (Japanese: パーフェクトブルー, Hepburn: Pāfekuto Burū) is a 1997 Japanese animated psychological horror film directed by Satoshi Kon. It is loosely
Perfect_Blue
Ancient forms of the Greek language
"tenses"): the present, future, and imperfect are imperfective in aspect; the aorist, present perfect, pluperfect and future perfect are perfective in aspect
Ancient_Greek
referred to as 'perfect of perfective verbs', functions similarly as the English Present perfect simple. The forms of the Macedonian present perfect are formed
Macedonian_grammar
American science fiction anthology comic
Archives series in 2017. The title resurfaced in a 1974 fantasy story, "Present Perfect", by Thomas F. Monteleone. The story focuses on William Rutherford
Incredible_Science_Fiction
Bantu language spoken in Africa
the semantic morpheme attached to its root. present perfect (LH-í) simple present (LL-a) recurrent present (LL-aka) undefined recent past (LH-ákí) undefined
Lingala
Thai director
Genius (2017) One for the Road (2022) Gohan (2026) The Library (2013) Present Perfect (2014) i Stories 'L' (2018), co-directed with Khamkwan Duangmanee 22nd
Nattawut_Poonpiriya
Grammatical form
infinitives or the English perfect and progressive infinitives. Latin has present, perfect and future infinitives, with active and passive forms of each. For
Infinitive
Aspect of verbs in the Finnish language
conjugation in everyday spoken language is somewhat different. The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect correspond fairly well to English: 'speaks',
Finnish_conjugation
Filipino actor and model (born 2000)
Retrieved June 3, 2025. Galang, Jelou (August 17, 2019). "'Past, Present, Perfect? made me feel understood as a writer with big dreams". Archived from
Elijah_Canlas
Latin Speech
mood. Subjunctive mood tenses are divided into two groups, primary (present and perfect) and historic (imperfect and pluperfect). The historic tenses are
Latin_indirect_speech
Australian electronic pop duo
Water" in January and "Noise" in March 2023. The duo's second studio album, Perfect World is scheduled for release in June 2023. In an album review, Alex Gallagher
Lastlings
there have been 24 official perfect games by the current definition. No pitcher has thrown more than one. The perfect game thrown by Don Larsen in Game
List of Major League Baseball perfect games
List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games
Grammatical construction
also usually placed in the past). Like the present conditional (a form like would write), the conditional perfect typically appears in the apodosis (the main
Conditional_perfect
American singer, actor, producer and television personality
The Ultimatum with his wife Vanessa Lachey. He is also the sole host of Perfect Match for Netflix. In 2021, Lachey won the fifth season of The Masked Singer
Nick_Lachey
Special class of words in Japanese traditional poetry
adjectival suffix; usually used to end a clause -tsu (〜つ): verbal suffix; present perfect ya (や): emphasises the preceding word or words. Cutting a poem into
Kireji
Neo-Aramaic varieties
genitive/dative element which is present in Old Persian and in Neo-Aramaic. Both Modern Persian and Suret build the present perfect tense around the past/resultative
Suret_language
Achievement of three consecutive sporting feats
the match ball as a memento. Football has also extended the term, with a perfect hat-trick being when a player scores one right-footed goal, one left-footed
Hat-trick
Grammatical aspect which present actions as having no internal composition
However, perfective should not be confused with tense—perfective aspect can apply to events in the past, present, or future. The perfective is often thought
Perfective_aspect
Ethio-Semitic language
following tense forms: present perfect nägro -all/näbbär 'He has said'. past perfect nägro näbbär 'He had said'. possible perfect nägro yǝhonall 'He (probably)
Amharic
stative, perfective and imperfective are known as the perfect, aorist and present systems: Stative = Perfect Perfective = Aorist Imperfective = Present The
Proto-Indo-European_verbs
Niger-Congo language spoken in Southern and Eastern Africa
example: 'the pumpkins have spread (zathambalala) over the garden'. The present perfect can also be used in verbs expressing a current situation such as ndakhala
Tumbuka_language
2001 book by Peter Hessler
notable places in the present tense, whilst normal chapters are set in the past and use the past simple, present perfect and past perfect tenses. Hessler uses
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
River_Town:_Two_Years_on_the_Yangtze
Indo-Aryan language
they see. The present perfect form is made by adding ha' to the past form. Thus, ham dekh'li (I saw) is the past from and its present perfect form is ham
Bhojpuri_language
Grammar of the Latin language
either a present state ('he is dead') or a past-in-present event ('he has died'). Similarly, the "present indicative" auxiliary in "habeō" perfect periphrasis
Latin_tenses_(semantics)
and mode. Here we list the most common. The perfect periphrasis is composed of the sum auxiliary and a perfect participle such as ductus, ducta, ductum or
Latin_periphrases
at different tense. For instance, the present perfect morpheme in Odia is /ଇଲା/. However, the present perfect sub-morpheme of /ଇଲା/ is /ଲା/. For instance
Odia_grammar
Constructed international auxiliary language
tenses in the indicative, and the three perfect aspects, each take a characteristic vowel prefix: The present-tense prefix is omitted in the active voice
Volapük
Grammar of the Uyghur language
much like G but is always voiceless. This is the perfect participial form of the verb (GAn) + the present tense direct judgement copula. The addition of
Uyghur_grammar
Grammatical system of a language that covers the expression of tense, aspect, and mood
it is in the past, present or future. Aspect—the extension of the state or action in time, that is, whether it is unitary (perfective), continuous (imperfective)
Tense–aspect–mood
2011 film by David Mackenzie
Perfect Sense is a 2011 science fiction romantic drama film directed by David Mackenzie, written by Kim Fupz Aakeson and starring Eva Green and Ewan McGregor
Perfect_Sense
Grammatical construction
present relevance of the future occurrence. It may therefore be described as expressing prospective aspect, in the same way that the present perfect (which
Going-to_future
Grammar of the Latvian language
three simple tenses (present, past and future), and three compound perfect constructions: present perfect, past perfect, future perfect. Latvian verbs are
Latvian_grammar
Grammatical rules of the Vedic Sanskrit language
The perfect was used like a proximal present perfect, general past, and as a present tense The aorist was used like a proximal present perfect. A fifth
Vedic_Sanskrit_grammar
Grammatical construct combining past tense with continuing aspect
Habitual, Perfective, and Progressive aspects. In Assamese, two imperfect forms are recognisedː present progressive and/or present perfect & past progressive
Imperfect
Grammar of the Ancient Greek language
have had" (aorist, perfect), εὑρίσκω, ηὕρηκα (heurískō, hēúrēka) "I find, I have found" (present, perfect). This reduplication or perfect-tense augment appears
Ancient_Greek_grammar
Grammar of the Dutch language
can take place in present, past, present future or past future: Ik heb gegeten 'I ate', literally 'I have eaten' – present perfect (with simple past meaning)
Dutch_grammar
Portuguese-based creole of Cape Verde
to the past tense or present perfect in English. The imperfective aspect of the present is used when the speech refers to present situations, but that
Cape_Verdean_Creole
Variety of Judeo-Iranian languages from Isfahan, Iran
used in the present indicative and the imperfect perfective be, used in the preterit and present perfect subjunctive be, used in the present subjunctive
Judeo-Esfahani
Word processing application
WordPerfect (WP) is a word processing application, now owned by Corel. At the height of its popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s, it was the market
WordPerfect
Occasionally a "perfect infinitive" paradigm of the perfect periphrasis is found. While the perfect periphrasis with the "present infinitive" auxiliary
Latin tenses in dependent clauses
Latin_tenses_in_dependent_clauses
Grammar of the Cornish language
irregular and has separate forms for the present perfect. Similarly, dos “come, arrive” is irregular and has present perfect forms. The irregular verbs ri “give”
Cornish_grammar
Canadian jazz trombonist (1935–2010)
Unlimited with Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass (1980), MPS Records Present Perfect (1980), MPS Records Tribute (1981), Pausa Records Live in Digital (1982)
Rob_McConnell
West Slavic language
conjugated in the present tense is added. In some contexts, the present tense of perfective verbs (which differs from the English present perfect) implies future
Czech_language
Literary technique used in religious texts
time, a perfective form may be persistent or accidental. A persistent (future) perfective represents a single situation extending from the present into the
Prophetic_perfect_tense
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT
Girl/Female
French
To create.
Boy/Male
Italian
Present.
Girl/Female
Irish American
Present.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Calm and composed or cool
Boy/Male
Italian American Celtic English Irish Scottish
Present.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Present.
Boy/Male
Italian
Present.
Boy/Male
Italian Polish Celtic
Present.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Present
Boy/Male
Tamil
Present
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Present.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : diminutive of Prew (see Prue).
Girl/Female
Spanish
Present.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Present.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Present
Boy/Male
Italian French
Present.
Girl/Female
Arabic, British, English, German, Muslim
Present
Girl/Female
Spanish
Present.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Priest's Cottage; Surname
Boy/Male
Hindu
Present
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Sun Rays
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of the world, Homeless, Lord Shiva, Lord of all
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
To reach your destination
Male
Celtic
, hereditary chief or ruler.
Boy/Male
Irish
A variant of the name ceann meaning “â€intelligent,â€â€ Quinn is the most common surname in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland and is increasingly used as a given name. As traditional quartermasters to the O’Neills, the kings of Ulster for over four centuries, Quinns were responsible for arms and provisions in both war and peace.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Is associated to Lord venkateswara, Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Divine Law of Allah
Girl/Female
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living to the north of a main settlement, Middle English north in toun, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this phrase (Old English norð in tÅ«ne), as for example Norrington in Wiltshire.English : variant of Northampton, a habitational name from the city of this name, which was named with Old English norð ‘north’ + hÄm + tÅ«n ‘homestead’, ‘home farm’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Munster)
Irish (Munster) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÃceadh ‘descendant of Ãcidhe’, a byname meaning ‘doctor’, ‘healer’.English : from a pet form of Hick.
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT
a.
To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another.
n.
The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.
imp. & p. p.
of Present
a.
To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries.
a.
Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular.
a.
To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
v. t.
To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument.
n.
One who presents.
a.
To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.
a.
Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
adv.
At present; at this time; now.
v. t.
To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.
a.
Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.
a.
Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.
a.
Implying actual presence; present, immediate.
v. t.
To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
n.
Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.
a.
To present; to personate.
a.
Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells.
a.
A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.