Present Perfect Tense
J to show an action took place in the past. The time of the action is unknown.
E.g : The student has received a favourable reply from the science boarding school.
J to show an action which started in the past, but its effect has continued until the present and probably continue to the future.
E.g : The consultant has trained many successful businessmen.
J repeated actions in the past.
E.g : I have regularly participated in the Malaysian Halal Exhibition for the past five years.
Time expression that is regularly used with present perfect tense:
Since
For
Yet
Already
Just
Until now
Up to now
Ever
Never
Still
Past Perfect Tense
F past perfect tense is used to show a past action which occurred before another past action.
E.g : The society had prepared the report before the student left for a academic seminar.
After the manager had read the report, the secretary walked into his room.
The time expression used with the past perfect tense are :
Before
After
As soon as
By the time
