perform
verb (used with object)
have performed
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present perfectof perform.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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How would a leveraged fund have performed if it had existed long enough to suffer multiples of those losses?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Other big artists to have performed at the grounds of the listed country house venue include Led Zeppelin, Queen, Sir Paul McCartney, Metallica and, in 2022, Liam Gallagher as a solo act.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In its first few months, the park has hosted intimate jazz shows, Kemetic yoga classes, art workshops and album listening parties where artists like Childish Gambino and Vince Staples have performed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
U.S. trucking companies have performed especially well, with price gains of 75% for J.B.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Only one woman, the Soviet pilot Yekaterina Zelenko, is known to have performed a successful taran attack.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
