A project update · Describing a present result

Describing a present result in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Describing a present result.

Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday. Use the present perfect when a present connection matters and no finished past time is specified.

Context: A project update. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

We have completed the first part of the project.

أكملنا الجزء الأول من المشروع.

The team finished the final drawings yesterday.

أنهى الفريق الرسومات النهائية أمس.

Our client has approved the overall design.

وافق عميلنا على التصميم العام.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: We have completed the first part of the project.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: وافق عميلنا على التصميم العام.