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What does the present perfect express?
What does the present perfect express?
- A future event with past consequences
- A past event with future consequences
- A present event with future consequences
- A past event with present consequences (correct)
What does the term 'perfect' in 'present perfect' refer to?
What does the term 'perfect' in 'present perfect' refer to?
- The use of present tense of the main verb
- The use of past participle of the main verb (correct)
- The use of future tense of the auxiliary verb
- The use of past tense of the auxiliary verb
What is an example of a present perfect construction?
What is an example of a present perfect construction?
- I have finished (correct)
- I had eaten
- I will eat
- I am eating
What other languages have analogous forms to the English present perfect?
What other languages have analogous forms to the English present perfect?
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In the context of English grammar, why are the forms 'present' in 'present perfect'?
In the context of English grammar, why are the forms 'present' in 'present perfect'?
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