Untuk fakta yang bermula di masa lampau dan masih berlangsung, present perfect tense juga bisa digunakan untuk menjelaskan:
- ciri seseorang/sesuatu,
- sifat seseorang/sesuatu,
- kondisi seseorang/sesuatu.
Kalimat Positif:
- I/You/We/They + have been + adjective
- He/She/It + has been + adjective
Kalimat Negatif:
- I/You/We/They + have not (haven’t) been + adjective
- He/She/It + has not (hasn’t) been + adjective
Kalimat Tanya:
- Have + I/you/we/they + been adjective?
- Has + he/she/it + been adjective?
(+)
I have been happy since I met her.
= Aku bahagia setelah bertemu dia.
You have been helpful.
= Kamu sangat membantu selama ini.
We have been angry since yesterday.
= Kami marah sejak kemarin.
They have been patient.
= Mereka sudah bersabar.
He has been sick for a week.
= Dia sakit selama seminggu ini.
She has been optimistic since she joined the company.
= Dia jadi optimis setelah dia masuk perusahaan itu.
I love this app It has been useful since I download it.
= Aku suka aplikasi ini. Sangat berguna sejak aku download.
(-)
I haven’t been late to work.
= Aku belum pernah terlambat masuk kerja.
You haven’t been helpful.
= Kamu belum membantu selama ini.
We haven’t been patient so far.
= Kami belum sabar selama ini.
They haven’t been easy to deal with.
= Mereka ngga mudah diatasi selama ini.
He hasn’t been sick for a week.
= Dia belum sakit selama seminggu.
She hasn’t been optimistic since she joined the company.
= Dia belum optimis setelah dia masuk perusahaan itu.
I hate this app It hasn’t been useful since I download it.
= Aku benci aplikasi ini. Belum berguna sejak aku download.
(?)
Have I been rude to you?
= Apa aku kasar padamu selama ini?
Have you been angry?
= Apa kamu marah selama ini?
Have we been productive?
= Apa kita sudah produktif selama ini?
Have they been helpful?
= Aku mereka membantu selama ini?
Has he been this famous?
= Apa dia seterkenal ini selama ini?
Has she been mad at you?
= Apa dia marah padamu selama ini?