This document compares the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. It provides examples of when to use each tense. The present perfect is used for unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present, or finished actions with a result in the present. The past simple is used for finished actions, actions with details about when they occurred, and questions about specific times in the past. There are also differences in attitude - the past simple implies a finished time period while the present perfect implies a continuation.
This lessons gives you an overview of the present perfect tense in English Grammar.
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This lessons gives you an overview of the present perfect tense in English Grammar.
More free lessons can be found on the website of Language Open Learning - http://www.LanguageOpenLearning.com
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Present perfect and past simple
1.
2. Pay close attention to this chart…
What are the differences?
Present Perfect and Past Simple
Present Perfect Simple Past Simple
Unfinished actions that started in the past and
continue to the present:
• I've known Julie for ten years (and I still
know her).
Finished actions:
• I knew Julie for ten years (but then she
moved away and we lost touch).
A finished action in someone's life (when the
person is still alive: life experience):
• My brother has been to Mexico three times.
A finished action in someone's life (when the
person is dead):
• My great-grandmother went to Mexico three
times.
A finished action with a result in the present:
• I've lost my keys! (The result is that I can't
get into my house now).
A finished action with no result in the present:
• I lost my keys yesterday. It was terrible!
(Now there is no result. I got new keys
yesterday).
With an unfinished time word (this week, this
month, today):
• I've seen John this week.
With a finished time word (last week, last
month, yesterday):
• I saw John last week.
3. REMINDER
You must always use
the Present Perfect when the
time of an action is not important
or not specified.
You must always use the Simple
Past when details about the time
or place that an action occured
are given or requested.
4. Present perfect Simple past
I have lived in Lyon. I lived in Lyon in 1989.
They have eaten Thai food. They ate Thai food last night.
Have you seen 'Othello'?. Where did you see 'Othello'?
We have been to Ireland. When did you go to Ireland?
COMPARE
5. There is also a difference in attitude between the two tenses, which is often an
important factor in choosing which tense to use.
•"What did you do at school today?" I use the simple past tense because the
question is about activities, and the school day is considered finished.
•"What have you done at school today?" I use the present perfect because the
question is about results : « show me ». The time at which the question is asked
is considered as a continuation of the school day.
