Which of the following sentences describes a recently finished action (Present Perfect Tense)? I have already forgotten about money. I have recently finished English course. I have worked at school for five years. I have just finished cleaning.

Correct answer: I have just finished cleaning.

This sentence describes an action that has been completed very recently using the Present Perfect Tense.

The Present Perfect is formed with the following structure:

Subject + have/has + past participle (V3)

In the sentence “I have just finished cleaning”:

• I — the subject.

• have — the auxiliary verb.

• finished — the past participle of the verb finish.

• just — an adverb indicating that the action was completed a very short time ago.

• cleaning — the activity that has been completed.

The word “just” is particularly important because it emphasizes that the action happened only a moment ago.

The other sentences also use the Present Perfect Tense, but they express slightly different meanings:

1. I have already forgotten about money. — Describes an action that has already happened, emphasizing its result.

2. I have recently finished English course. — Also describes a recently completed action, using the word recently. Grammatically, it should be “I have recently finished an English course.”

3. I have worked at school for five years. — Describes an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.

4. I have just finished cleaning. — Describes an action completed immediately before the present moment.

Therefore, the best answer is option 4: “I have just finished cleaning.”

Option 2 also refers to a recently finished action, but option 4 is the clearest example of an action that has just been completed.