2006-10-14 20:41:09 · 5 answers · asked by shakeel 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
To have done something
This is the infinitive form of the present perfect tense.
The present perfect is used to describe something which has been (recently) completed and still has a bearing on present and/or future circumstances.
2006-10-14 20:50:51 · answer #1 · answered by Jon B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is Present Perfect Tense. We use it in different situations. In this particular case it is used to express the present result of an action which happened in the past.
We are interested in the present result - that's why Present Perfect is used - I have received your letter (It is here now).
If we are more interested in when exactly the action took place, we'll use Past Simple Tense - e.g. I received your letter yesterday.
2006-10-14 21:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by nelabis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the present perfect, meaning an action whose present status is past completion (i.e., perfected). Compare with "I had received your letter,", which is past perfect: an action whose status in the past was a previous completion, or "I will have received your letter", which you can figure out.
2006-10-14 20:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I take it you mean form tense. I think…
It's past tense.
2006-10-14 20:48:41 · answer #4 · answered by Xx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
past tense!
2006-10-14 20:49:23 · answer #5 · answered by nice guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋