Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna perfective tense used to express action completed in the present
Similar
present perfect tense
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek παρακείμενος
- παρακείμενος (parakeímenos)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Chinese Mandarin 現在完成 /现在完成
- 現在完成 /现在完成 (xiànzài wánchéng)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Danish førnutid, perfektum
- førnutidtense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
- perfektumtense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Dutch voltooid tegenwoordige tijd
- voltooid tegenwoordige tijdtense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Finnish perfekti
- perfektitense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
French présent parfait, parfait
- présent parfaittense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
- parfaittense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
German Perfekt, Perfektum
- Perfekttense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
- Perfektumtense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Greek παρακείμενος, παρακείμενος
- παρακείμενος (parakeímenos)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
- παρακείμενος (parakeímenos)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Hungarian befejezett jelen
- befejezett jelentense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Italian passato prossimo
- passato prossimotense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Japanese 現在完了
- 現在完了 (genzai kanryō)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Korean 현재완료, 오늘적끝남
- 현재완료 (hyeonjaewallyo)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
- 오늘적끝남 (oneuljeokkkeunnam)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Norwegian perfektum
- perfektumtense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Persian ماضی نقلی, حال کامل
- ماضی نقلی (mâzi-e naqli)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
- حال کامل (hâl-e kâmel)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Polish czas teraźniejszy dokonany
- czas teraźniejszy dokonanytense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Portuguese presente perfeito
- presente perfeitotense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Russian настоя́щее соверше́нное вре́мя
- настоя́щее соверше́нное вре́мя (nastojáščeje soveršénnoje vrémja)tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Swedish perfekt
- perfekttense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Turkish kusursuz şimdiki zaman
- kusursuz şimdiki zamantense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Vietnamese thì hiện tại hoàn thành
- thì hiện tại hoàn thànhtense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
Cite this entry
APA
present perfect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/present%20perfect
MLA
“present perfect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/present%20perfect. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “present perfect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/present%20perfect.
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