√ Memahami Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect tense merupakan salah satu bentuk waktu(tenses) dalam Bahasa Inggris yang digunakan untuk menyatakan aktifitas atau acara yang terjadi di masa lampau dan masih kuat sampai sekarang.

Formula/Rumusnya:

(+) S + has/have + V3 + O …

(-) S + has/have + not + V3 + O …

(?) Has/have + S + V3 + O …

Belajar Bentuk waktu dalam Bahasa Inggris

Has dan have merupakan auxiliary verb atau kata kerja bantu

Has digunakan untuk Subjek: He, she dan it.

Have digunakan untuk Subjek: I, you, we, they.

Kata keterangan waktu yang digunakan dalam tenses ini yaitu:

-      since (Sejak)

-      For (Selama

-      Already (sudah: untuk kalimat affirmative/positive)

-      Not …… yet (belum/negative)

Sebelum mempelajari bentuk waktu ini kita perlu mengetahui bentuk kata kerja. Kata kerja(verb) dibagi menjadi 2 berdasarkan perubahan bentuknya ialah kata kerja beraturan(regular verb) dan kata kerja tak beraturan(Irregular verb).

Regular Verbs,merupakan kata kerja yang perubahanya berdasarkan kaidah tertentu menyerupai ditambah akhiran –ed baik dalam bentuk kedua maupun ketiga. Contohnya sebagai berikut:

Infinitive	Past	Past participle
Play	Played	Played
Study	Studied	Studied
Work	Worked	Worked
Walk	Walked	Walked
Open	Opened	Opened
Finish	Finished	Finished
Stop	Stopped	Stopped
Arrive	Arrived	Arrived
Visit	Visited	Visited
Cancel	Canceled	Canceled

Irregular Verbs, merupakan kata kerja yang perubahannya tidak tentu dan berubah-ubah bentuknya.                

Infinitive	Past	Past participle
Eat	Ate	Eaten
Read	Read	Read
Sing	Sang	Sung
Write	Wrote	Written
Make	Made	Made
Go	Went	Gone
Cut	Cut	Cur
Do	Did	Done
See	Saw	Seen
Take	Took	Taken

Contoh Dalam kalimat:

1.    I have closed the door

(-) I have not closed the door

(?) Have I closed the door?

    Answer: Yes, I have atau No, I have not(haven’t)

2.    Susi has studied English for two hours

(-) Susi has not studied English for two hours

(?) Has Susi studied English for two hours?

     Yes, She has atau No, She has not(hasn’t)

3.    They have played Football since 9 a.m.

(-) They haven’t played football since 9 a.m.

(?)Have they played football since 9 a.m.?

    Yes, They have atau No, They haven’t

4.    He has already finished doing his project.

(-) He hasn’t  already finished doing his project.

(?) Has he finished doing his project?

     Yes, he has atau No, he has not 

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