What is it?
The Present Perfect is used to refer to events that happened at some point in the past with a reference point to the present, eg: she has bought her ticket (and now she is on her way to spain).
The Rules
The present tense of have plus the Past Participle of the verb:
har [past participle]
Infinitive | Present | Past | Present Perfect |  |
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at bo | bor | boede | | has lived | |
at leve | lever | levede | | has lived | |
at spise | spiser | spiste | | has eaten |
at have | har | havde | | has had |
at hedde | hedder | hed | | has been called | |
at sove | sover | sov | | has slept |
at være | er | var | | has been |
Examples
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| | | Jeg har boet her i et år | I have lived here one year | |
| | | Jeg har levet på vand og brød | I have been living on water and bread | |
[lit: i have lived on water and bread] |
| | | Jeg har spist et æble | I have eaten an apple | |
| | | Jeg har sovet godt | I have slept well | |
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