present perfect


noun

(in English) the tense form consisting of the present tense of have with a past participle and noting that the action of the verb was completed prior to the present, as I have finished.
a tense of similar construction found in certain other languages.
a form in this tense.

Origin of present perfect

First recorded in 1570–80

British Dictionary definitions for present perfect

present perfect

adjective, noun

grammar another term for perfect (def. 8), perfect (def. 11)