presentperfect

presentperfect
pres·ent per·fect (prĕzʹənt pûrʹfĭkt) n.
1. The verb tense expressing action completed at the present time, formed in English by combining the present tense of have with a past participle, as in He has spoken.
2. A verb in the present perfect tense.

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