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Present perfect simple vs Past simple

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Hi class! Today we're going to study...

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE VS PAST SIMPLE

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2- Past simple

1- Present perfect simple

5- Thanks

3- Present perfect or past simple?

4- Now it's your turn!

HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE

  • Experiences without saying exact time when it happened.
“I’ve been to China”
  • Recent events with a result in the present.
“They’ve painted the walls.” (Still wet)
  • Already, just, yet:
“They haven't finished yet.”
  • Superlative and "the first/second/last time":
"It's the best meal I've ever had"
  • How long / for, since (with STATIVE VERBS):
"How long have you known Maria?" "I've known Maria for 10 years"

PAST SIMPLE

FORM: regular verbs -ed / irregular verbs 2nd column

  • Finished actions in the past.
“I lived in Manchester for 10 years.” (I don't live in Manchester now)
  • To say when something happened.
“I lost my wallet yesterday”

agolast week in 1991 yesterday

PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE

PRESENT PERFECT

PAST SIMPLE

  • Unfinished time:
“We have lived in Japan since 2011.”
  • Indefinite time:
"I have seen the Eiffel Tower."
  • Experiences:
"She has already watched the movie three times."
  • Finished time:
“We lived in Japan from 1995 to 1998.”
  • Definite time:
"I saw the Eiffel Tower in 2007."
  • Series of finished actions:
"First he read the book, and then he watched the movie."

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NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!

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