Present Perfect or Past Simple?

present Perfect or Past Simple?

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Solution

Lee has played tennis for a year.

She has started a new job.

Kate graduated from university last week.

He has missed the bus, so he is late for work.

Greg studied French for two years.

He started his company in 2017.

They have had a meeting with an important client.

Ian has wanted to be an athlete since he was young.

Simon lived in the USA for almost a decade.

Jen flew to Paris for work yesterday.

Past Simple

Present Perfect

present Perfect or Past Simple?

For finished actions (completed) at a stated time in the past.

Solution

Form:regular verbs += -edirregular verbs = learn one by one.

For actions which happened at an unstated time in the past.

Form: have / has + past participle**regular verbs += -ed *irregular verbs = learn one by one.

For people who are no longer alive.

For actions which started and finished in the past.

For actions which started in the past and still continue

Short answers: Yes, (subject) have / has. No, (subject) haven't / hasn't.

Short answers: Yes, (subject) did. No, (subject) didn't.

For actions that won't happen again.

Past Simple

Present Perfect

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