PRESENT PERFECT


Meaning of PRESENT PERFECT in English

I. adjective

Etymology: present (IV) + perfect, adjective

: of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that is traditionally formed in English with have and that expresses action or state completed at the time of speaking

II. noun

1. : the present perfect tense of a language

2. : a verb form in the present perfect tense

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.