Perfect Of Recent Past
Definition:
A perfect of recent past is a grammaticalization of the current relevance of a state or event, occurring before the moment of utterance, which is relevant due to its proximity in time to the moment of utterance.
Examples:
(English)
He has just arrived.
Source:
60–61
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