The document provides information about the proper uses of the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. The present perfect tense is used for unfinished time periods or actions, when the time is unspecified, and to talk about recent or ongoing experiences. The past simple tense is used for finished time periods or actions, when the specific time is mentioned, and to talk about completed past actions. Examples are given to illustrate when to use each tense properly based on whether the time period or action has finished or is still ongoing.