Perfect Progressive Tense. Finally, the students need to be able to choose an appropriate time markers to clarify the time picture.
A part from her great interest in tenses, the present perfect simple and present perfect progressive tense are also important to be studied by students, especially
the English students and to know its use and differences. That is the writer’s reason as well as her background why she chose the title: “a Brief Description of
Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Progressive Tense”.
1.2 The Scope of the Study
Describing Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive Tense in English is not easy. Therefore, in this paper the writer would like to limit the scope of the
discussion on the meaning, the usages, the way of forming each tenses, and time signals. The writer also writes a little explanation about the similarities and
differences of both tenses in meaning.
1.3 The Objective of the Study
In this paper, the writer wants to explain the uses and forms of the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Progressive Tenses in English.
The writer just wants to fulfill one of the requirements to get Diploma III. Besides, she wants to explain the uses of the Present Perfect Tense and Present
Perfect Progressive Tense, through their uses the similarities and differences can be found.
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So, the writer hopes that the comparison of both tenses will increase and develop our knowledge of English grammar especially the tenses.
The objective of this paper is to find out the forms, functions, meanings, and the difference and similarities of using Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect
Progressive Tense in English and to improve our knowledge about tenses.
1.4 The Significance of the Study
Generally, the writer expects that the paper will give useful information to the readers as described as follows:
1. To introduce the readers about Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive
Tenses in English. 2.
To give the readers some explanation of meaning about the similarities and differences between Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive Tenses.
3. To arouse the interest of the readers to know and learn about Present Perfect
and Present Perfect Progressive Tenses in English. 4.
This paper can be used as a reference to know more about Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive Tenses in English.
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CHAPTER II THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
