AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF THE USE OF PRESENT PERFECT TENSE AT MAN KOTA SOLOK
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Abstract The purpose of this research was to describe the eleventh grade students’ understanding of the use of present perfect tense at MAN Kota Solok. The researcher used descriptive design in this research. The population of this research was the eleventh grade students at MAN Kota Solok who registered in the academic year 2022/2023. She used proportional stratified random sampling technique to select the sample, and the number of sample was 30 students. Instrument for collecting data in this research was grammar test in multiple choice form. To make the test reliable, the researcher used split half method. The result of analysis showed that the reliability index of test was 0.87. Then the test was valid in terms of content. It means that it covered all materials that students had learned. Generally, 73.33% the students had good understanding of the use of present perfect tense. In detail, 23 students (76.67%) had good understanding of the use of the correct form of verb, 23 students (76.67%) had good understanding of the use of auxiliary have or has, and 19 students (63.33%) had bad understanding of the use of the appropriate adverb of time. Key Words: Understanding, Tense, Present Perfect TenseReferensi
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