The document compares and contrasts the present perfect simple tense and past simple tense. 1. The present perfect simple tense expresses an action that is still ongoing or recently stopped, putting emphasis on the result. It uses the form of "have/has + past participle." 2. The past simple tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past, whether short or long. It uses the form of "verb + ed" or irregular verbs. 3. An exercise is provided requiring the use of correct forms for present perfect simple and past simple tenses.

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Present Perfect Simple vs. Past
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Simple
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● The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped
recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.
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● Form of Present Perfect
● I/ you/ we/ they
● He / she/ it
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2. Positive Negative Question
I have eaten an ice-cream. I have not eaten an ice-cream. Have I eaten an ice-cream?
He has eaten an ice-cream. He has not eaten an ice-cream. Has he eaten an ice-cream?
For irregular verbs, use the participle form, and for regular verbs, just add “ed”.
Use of Present Perfect Simple:
- puts emphasis on the result: He had written one letter to his mother.
- action that stopped recently: My mother has baked a cake.
- action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking: I have never
seen a monster.

3. *Simple past
We use Past Simple to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. The
actions can be short or long. There can be a few actions happening one after another.
Form: VB + ed, or irregular verb.
1. Past actions that are now finished.
eg. He cut his finger last month

4. Exercise
1. Write the correct forms for Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple
I saw a movie now, yesterday.
He has never seen saw an elephant.
I was am very tired.
You have been, are in Africa last summer.