Perfect Present Tense – Completed Action
The sentence of the perfect present tense shows the completed action at the time of speaking. We use the form of ‘have’ with the past participle of the main verb in the perfect present tense.
We use a form of ‘have’ according to the subject. When we use the form of have, it is necessary to see whether the subject is singular or plural. So let’ see how we can use those.
Use of ‘have’ in the perfect present tense
In this tense, we should use the forms of have in the present tense. There are two forms of ‘have’-
- have
- has
In sentence–
- For the subject I, we, you and they, we use ‘have’.
- If the subject is he, she, it or any third person, singular number: we should use ‘has’.
Now, we shall take an example with three persons in tabular form. In this, we used pronouns I, we, you, he, she, it, and they to know better.
Perfect Present Tense- Example
Here is an example with three persons of singular as well as plural form.
Let's have a look-
Person Singular Number Plural Number
1st I have sung a song. We have sung a song.
2nd You have sung a song. You have sung a song.
3rd He has sung a song. They have sung a song.
She has sung a song. They have sung a song.
It has sung a song. They have sung a song.
You may also like the related links of Present Tense-
| Simple |
| Continuous |
| Perfect Imperfect |
| Uses of the present tense |
