Present perfect simple vs Past simple

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE VS PAST SIMPLE

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3- Present perfect or past simple?

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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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