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Present perfect vs past simple

Margarida Maria Quin

Created on November 12, 2023

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Present perfect vs Simple past

Present perfect

Have + Past participle

  • Have
3rd column / -ed
  • Has
They have met many people online
She has sent him a message

Past

Present

They have bought a new laptop. (sometime in the past)

TIMELINE

Present

Past

They have just bought a new laptop. (sometime in the very recent past)

Past

Present

TIMELINE

They have studied German for years. (an action that started in the past and is still true today)

Simple past

2nd colum or -ED

They talked to each other yesterday
They bought a new mobile last week.

present

past

Past

Present

last Thursday
They launched a campaign against bullying last thursday.) (definite time in the past

TIMELINE

Present

Past

They studied German for years. (an action that started in the past and is now finished)