LEARNERS’ CONFUSIONS IN THE USAGE OFTHE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Abstract

This paper explains the reasons for the learners’ inability to make good concepts of the present perfect tense. The sample comprised twenty-five male freshmen. The researcher administered a test. It consisted of 48 Urdu sentences. The participants were required to translate them into English. Later, I tried to get their reasons for making faulty combinations. Their reasons were analyzed in the light of the theory of Interlanguage and fossilization, and classified into five major groups.