Present Perfect Tense in English | زمن المضارع التام
🌟 Present Perfect Tense in English | زمن المضارع التام 🌟
🔹 What is the Present Perfect Tense?
🔸 The present perfect is used to show that an action happened at an unspecified time before now.
🔸 It connects the past with the present.
❗ Structure:
✅ Subject + have/has + past participle (V3)
🧠 Examples:
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I have eaten. 🍽️
لقد أكلت. -
She has gone to school. 🏫
لقد ذهبت إلى المدرسة.
🕐 When do we use the Present Perfect?
1. ✅ To talk about experiences
🗣️ We use it to describe something that has happened in our life.
Examples:
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I have visited Paris. 🗼
لقد زرت باريس. -
He has never tried sushi. 🍣
لم يجرب السوشي من قبل.
2. 📍 To talk about recent actions
🕑 When the action just happened and has an effect now.
Examples:
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I have just finished my homework. 📚
لقد أنهيت واجبي للتو. -
They have lost their keys. 🔑
لقد فقدوا مفاتيحهم.
3. 📆 To talk about actions with “for” and “since”
📌 We use “for” to talk about a period of time, and “since” for a point in time.
Examples:
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I have lived here for five years. 🏡
لقد عشت هنا لمدة خمس سنوات. -
She has worked here since 2020. 🏢
لقد عملت هنا منذ عام 2020.
❓ Keywords used with the Present Perfect
💡 These words often appear:
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Already ✅
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Just ✨
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Yet ❓
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Ever 🔁
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Never ❌
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Since 🕓
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For ⏳
✅ More Examples with Translation:
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Have you ever seen a lion? 🦁
هل سبق لك أن رأيت أسدًا؟ -
I have never been to London. 🇬🇧
لم أذهب إلى لندن من قبل. -
She has already eaten. 🍕
لقد أكلت بالفعل. -
We have just arrived. ✈️
لقد وصلنا للتو. -
He hasn’t finished his work yet. ❌💻
لم يُنْهِ عمله بعد.
💬 Conversation using Present Perfect:
👩 Sarah: Have you ever been to Egypt? 🇪🇬
👦 Tom: Yes, I have! I’ve visited the pyramids twice. 🏜️
👩 سارة: هل سبق لك أن زرت مصر؟
👦 توم: نعم! لقد زرت الأهرامات مرتين.
📌 Summary (ملخص):
Use 📚 | Example 🧾 | Arabic Translation 🇸🇦 |
---|---|---|
Experience | I have flown in a plane. ✈️ | لقد ركبت الطائرة. |
Recent past | She has just left. 🚪 | لقد غادرت للتو. |
Since/For | We’ve known each other since 2010. 🤝 | نعرف بعضنا البعض منذ عام 2010. |