CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Background of the Study
Tense is one of the most important parts in English. Tense is needed to
speak in English correctly and fluently. It is in line what Patricia Wilcox Peterson says: “Changing Times, Changing Tenses”. It can be said that tenses
can change in a different time or situation. But, the writer thinks there are many English students who are worried too much about tense. Is it so?
In the writer’s opinion, problem in tenses is to decide which tense to use in a given situation. In order to choose tenses correctly and easily, the students should
understand the meaning of the tense itself. It is about the ‘time picture’ which is given in a situation, or condition. The students should know what kind of
activities and states can be described by certain verbs. If the students have already known about the tense, so they would make a sentence easily and correctly.
Talking about tense, the writer insists to focus her paper on discussing the Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Progressive Tense and the
comprehension about the usages of both tenses. Because, she thinks that many students still have not understand about the two tenses. For example, how to
make a sentence in Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive Tense. How to determine a sentence in Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Progressive
Tense, and other explanations about the Present Perfect Simple and Present
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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
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