the present perfect

/ˈprez·ənt ˈpər.fɪkt/ noun

Definition

› in grammar, the form of a verb that is used to show things that have happened in a period of time up to now. The sentence “I have never been to Canada”is in the present perfect.

(Definition of the present perfect noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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