"present perfect" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} present perfect (uncountable)
  1. (grammar) A perfect tense that expresses action in the past (usually completed) with consequences in the present time. Wikipedia link: present perfect Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar, Tenses Derived forms: present perfect continuous Translations (tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time): παρακείμενος (parakeímenos) (Ancient Greek), 現在完成 (Chinese Mandarin), 现在完成 (xiànzài wánchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), førnutid [common-gender] (Danish), perfektum [common-gender, neuter] (Danish), voltooid tegenwoordige tijd (Dutch), núliðin tíð [feminine] (Faroese), perfekti (Finnish), présent parfait [masculine] (French), parfait [masculine] (French), Perfekt [neuter] (German), Perfektum [neuter] (German), παρακείμενος (parakeímenos) (Greek), παρακείμενος (parakeímenos) [masculine] (Greek), befejezett jelen (Hungarian), passato prossimo [masculine] (Italian), 現在完了 (genzai kanryō) (alt: げんざいかんりょう) (Japanese), одоо төгссөн цаг (odoo tögssön cag) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), төгс одоо цаг (tögs odoo cag) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), perfektum (Norwegian), ماضی نقلی (mâzi-e naqli) (Persian), حال کامل (hâl-e kâmel) (Persian), presente perfeito [masculine] (Portuguese), настоя́щее соверше́нное вре́мя (nastojáščeje soveršénnoje vrémja) [neuter] (Russian), perfekt [neuter] (Swedish), kusursuz şimdiki zaman (Turkish), thì hiện tại hoàn thành (Vietnamese)

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