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Present perfect Moderate

Origin: Latin prefix pre-

Present perfect has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present

"`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect"

2

A perfect tense that expresses action in the past (usually completed) with consequences in the present time.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
perfective
Rhyming Words
ect dect fect tect lect hect sect exect elect spect eject object inject adject advect expect resect adlect detect aspect
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