We use the present perfect to talk about experiences we have had in our lifetime. We use the present perfect when talking about an action happened at some point in the past. The date or time that it happened is not important.
The past tense of over is overed.
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Some examples of present perfect tense are – I have watched this movie before, He has completed his homework....AchievementsMan has walked on the Moon.Scientists have split the atom.Our daughter has learned how to dance.Doctors have cured many deadly diseases.
Present perfectThe present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have and the past participle of a verb.We often use the adverb ever to talk about experience up to the present:and we use never for the negative form:But when someone has not returned, we use have/has gone:
The past is used to describe things that have already happened (e.g., earlier in the day, yesterday, last week, three years ago). The present tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, or things that are continuous.
In the case of past perfect tense, it tells us that an event happened in the past before another event in the past. For example, the sentence Daniel had left by the time Erica got to his house uses the past perfect tense to say that Daniel left his house before Erica arrived.
The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present perfect progressive tense) shows that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time. The present perfect continuous is formed using the construction has/have been + the present participle (root + -ing).
So, if any sentence depicts an action that has already happened at a specific time, then the verb is in the past tense. Lisa went to the supermarket yesterday. Sam cooked a tasty dinner yesterday. My brother saw a movie yesterday.
Perfect verb tense is used to show an action that is complete and finished, or perfected. This tense is expressed by adding one of the auxiliary verbs — have, has, or had — to the past participle form of the main verb. For example: I have seen the movie that was nominated for an Academy Award.
: a verb tense that is used to refer to an action or a state that is continuing to happen In English, a verb form in the progressive tense consists of a form of the verb "be" followed by the main verb's present participle.
The present continuous verb tense indicates that an action or condition is happening now, frequently, and may continue into the future. Aunt Christine is warming up the car while Scott looks for his new leather coat. They are eating at Scott's favorite restaurant today, Polly's Pancake Diner.