Present perfect and Perfective tense

Present perfect

Present perfect noun - A perfective tense used to express action completed in the present.
Usage example: `I have finished' is an example of the present perfect
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Perfective tense and present perfect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perfective tense" instead a noun phrase "Present perfect".

Perfective tense

Perfective tense noun - A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect).
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Present perfect and perfective tense are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Present perfect" with "Perfective tense", this phrases are similar.
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