V-आ/ई + है (Have done)

For completed actions that still matter now — 'I have eaten', 'she has left'

Examples

masculine (आया है)

वह आया है

He has come

feminine (आई है)

वह आई है

She has come

Usage Notes

The difference from simple past (V-आ) is the addition of है. Simple past = it happened (done, story over). Present perfect = it happened and it's still relevant now.

वह गया (he went — he's gone, that's the story) vs. वह गया है (he has gone — meaning he's still away right now).

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Related — Verb Tenses & Aspects

V-ता/ती/ते + है (I do / He does)

For things that happen regularly — 'he drinks', 'she works', 'I eat'

V-ता/ती/ते + था (Used to)

For things that used to happen regularly — 'he used to drink', 'she used to work'

V + रहा/रही + है (Is doing)

For actions happening right now — 'he is eating', 'she is going'

V + रहा/रही + था (Was doing)

For actions that were happening at a past moment — 'he was eating', 'she was going'

V-आ/ई/ए/या (Did)

For actions that are done and finished — 'he ate', 'she went', 'they came'

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