Contoh Soal Grammar Review, Present Perfect Tense
Contoh Soal Grammar Review, Present Perfect Tense -
On Tenses
In telling news, sometimes the past tense is used, and at another time the perfect tense is used instead. Some people might find that this is quite confusing, or some might think that these two are interchangeable; in fact, they are not.
The simple past indicates that an activity or an event happened at a particular time in the past. Particular here is a significant aspect in using the simple past. The simple past tense states the specific time by using some time markers such as in, ...ago, last….
For instance:
On the other hand, the perfect tense expresses the idea that something has happened, but the exact time is not an important factor in the telling. Thus, it is not stated. Look at some examples below:
At times, the present perfect continuous is used to indicate that the event is still in progress; the event somehow continues to happen up until the time it is spoken. Look at the example below.
To get a clearer idea of the difference between the past tense and the perfect tense, look at the conversation below:
Using the perfect tense in telling and responding to surprising news
In telling news, particularly the ones without the specific time stated, the perfect tense is used. The use of this tense indicates that something has happened, without knowing or reporting the specific time of the event. In other words, the speakers only want to tell and to emphasize that something has occurred, and it has finished by the present time. Read a piece of news below to analyze the use of the perfect tense.
In the news above, there are some sentences that use the present perfect tense, for instance “Rovio has decided to fire almost 300 employees” and “Rovio’s gross profit has been decreasing to almost 73%” to indicate that those events have happened.
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One function of the simple past tense is ....
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One function of the perfect tense is ....
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The correct use of the simple past tense is in the sentence ....
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The correct use of the perfect tense is in the sentence ....
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The correct use of the perfect continuous tense is in the sentence ....
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“The drought has made people worry”
Your response to the news above would probably be .…
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“A student from Indonesia has won an international science award”
Your response to the news above would probably be .…
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Read a piece of news below to answer question 8-10
The sentence “Microsoft has been one of the biggest software companies…” can be paraphrased into .…
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Read a piece of news below to answer question 8-10
The main story of the news is regarding .…
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Read a piece of news below to answer question 8-10
“Windows 10 has got many positive reviews” may mean that .…