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present perfect

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

Noun

present perfect (uncountable)

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

present perfect meaning in Tamil, Persian and Vietnamese

present perfect in Tamil

நிகழ்கால நிறைவு, நிகழ்வு இறந்தகாலம்

present perfect in Persian

tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
ماضی نقلی mâzi-e naqli, حال کامل hâl-e kâmel

present perfect in Vietnamese

tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
thì hiện tại hoàn thành

Words formed from present perfect

Questions about present perfect

What does present perfect mean?
Present perfect means a perfect tense that expresses action in the past (usually completed) with consequences in the present time.
What is present perfect in Tamil?
Present perfect in Tamil is நிகழ்கால நிறைவு, நிகழ்வு இறந்தகாலம். See Present perfect meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is present perfect?
Present perfect is a noun.

Words near present perfect in the dictionary

  1. present indefinites
  2. present indicative
  3. present participial
  4. present participle
  5. present participles
  6. present perfect
  7. present perfect continuous
  8. present perfect progressive
  9. present perfect progressives
  10. present progressive
  11. present sense impression

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Adapted from Wiktionary: present perfect (page history and authors); present perfect (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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