perform
verb (used with object)
has performed
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present perfectof perform (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the stalwart of the rotation, certainly has performed to the level of a Game 1 starter, both this season and in a heroic World Series run last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
The company says it has performed more than 2,950 bleph procedures on UK patients at its clinics in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland since October 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“We are facing a prolonged disruption, and yet the economy has performed better,” said Stefano Scarpetta, the OECD’s chief economist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I chose the Vanguard fund for this example not because it has performed particularly well, nor with the benefit of hindsight, but because it is the simplest, most basic stock fund you can buy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is not the full tea ceremony that she has performed on several occasions over the years, but as Tsukiko slowly prepares two bowls of green matcha, it is beautiful and calming nonetheless.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
