Present Perfect Tense

Structure:

Subject ( I/ You/ We/ They ) + has/have + V-3 (third form of verb) + Object

Example:

• He has played football.
• They have read books.

Use:

• To refer to an event, completed in the recent past. It is used with the word just. ( e.g. He has just left with his wife)
• With the past actions whose time is ambiguous or not mentioned in the text. (e.g. Have you read The Ramayana)
• When we emphasize more on the outcome (that we experience in the present) than on the action (that has already happened in the past). (e.g. Ronit has cut his finger accidentally and it is bleeding now)
• To show that an action started in the past is going up to this moment in the present. (e.g. Our family has lived in this house for 10 years now)
• With adverbs or adverb phrases like never, ever, so far, till now, yet, already, today, this week, this month, etc. (e.g. Sonu has never broken any rule)

If you want to be a good English speaker and get high marks in the SSC CGL exam, it is important that you have a solid grasp of English Grammar. Grammar is very crucial for English language learning. It helps you understand the meaning of sentences and is the basis for communication. Grammatical errors can affect the meaning of the message and clarity.  

Today we will talk about “Tenses”. In a nutshell, Tense gives you an indication of when the action in the sentence took place. English Grammar is based on tenses. You cannot understand sentences if you don’t know the meaning of different tenses.