Language/Northern-uzbek/Grammar/Present-Perfect-Tense

Present Perfect Tense. Tugallangan hozirgi zamon

V + gan + personal ending

This form is used to express action happened in the indefinite past with no specific time frame or dates. It is formed by adding to the verb stem the suffix -GAN, plus the pronominal type of personal suffixes.

For example:

• Men xat yozganman.
• U o’zbek tilini o’rgangan.
• Biz Samarqandda ishlaganmiz.
• Eshikni ochgan bola kim?

If the verb stem ends with -k or -g, a phonetic assimilation rule changes the suffix into -KAN. In the same way, if the verb stem ends with -q or -g', the suffix is changed into -QAN. For example, with the verb tegmoq, 'to touch':

• tekkanman - I have touched
• tekkansan - You have touched
• tekkan - He/she/it has touched
• tekkanmiz - We have touched
• tekkansiz - You have touched
• tekkanlar / tekkan - They have touched

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Pronouns, Future Tense, How to Use Have & Past Perfect Tense.

Interrogative form

Note, that in interrogative sentences for subjects men and biz the suffix –mi is added after personal endings.

For example:

• Samarqanda bo’lganmisiz? Laylo uy vazifani qilganmi?

Sources

https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/sites/slaviccenters.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/uzbek.original.pdf

Other Lessons

• Conditional Mood
• Past Tense
• Plural
• Pronouns
• Formal and informal YOU
• Imperative of verbs
• Sentence structure
• Plurals
• Present Continuous Tense